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LITURGY: 



ORDER OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. 



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PHILADELPHIA: 
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1858. 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by 

LINDSAY & BLAKISTON, 

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of 

Pennsylvania. 

STEREOTYPED BY J. PAGAN. PRINTED BY C. SHERMAN & SON. 



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Tins Liturgy appears under the direction of the Synod 
of the German Reformed Church, as being prepared and 
published by a Committee appointed and clothed with 
full powers by it for that purpose. To guard against all 
mistake, however, it is proper to state that the Synod has 
not yet given to the work, in any way, its ecclesiastical 
sanction or approbation. It carries with it no authority, 
in such form, for the churches; — nothing to make the 
use of it of binding obligation, in any direction. It is 
only a Provisional Liturgy, put forth for the purpose of 
meeting and satisfying, if possible, what is believed to 
be a growing want of the Reformed Church. ISTo wish 
whatever is felt to have it brought into use, in any quar- 
ter soever, or farther, than the use of it may be really 
called for and desired. Years may be required to settle 
the question of its ultimate adoption, as an authoritative 
standard of worship ; and the interest involved in this 
question is so great, that none should object to have 
years allowed, if necessary, for its proper determination. 

Philadelphia, October. 1857. 

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CALENDAR 



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Year. 


Easter. 


Ascension. 


Whitsunday. 


Trinity. 


Advent. 


1858 


April 4 


May 13 


May 23 


May 30 


Nov. 28 


1859 


" 24 


June 2 


June 12 


June 19 


" 27 


1860 


" 8 


May 17 


May 27 


" 3 


Dec. 2 


1861 


Marcli 31 


" 9 


" 19 


May 26 


« 1 


1862 


April 20 


« 29 


June 8 


June 15 


Nov. 30 


1863 


" 5 


« 14 


May 24 


May 31 


" 29 


1864 


March 27 


" 5 


" 15 


" 22 


« 27 


1865 


April 16 


" 25 


June 4 


June 11 


Dec. 3 


1866 


" 1 


« 10 


May 20 


May 27 


« 2 


1867 


" 21 


" 30 


June 9 


June 16 


« 1 



Christmas always falls on the 25th of December, and Good Friday in the week preceding 
Easter. 



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Christian Worship Page 7 

I. Primitive Forms 15 

II. The Church Year 30 

III. The Lord's Day 129 

IV. Festival Seasons 148 

V. The Holy Communion 183 

VI. Holy Baptism 203 

VII. Confirmation 216 

VIII. Marriage .222 

IX. Visitation of the Sick ..... 226 

X. Ordination and Installation 240 

XI. Excommunication and Restoration . . . 261 

XII. Laying of a Corner Stone 268 

XIII. Consecration of a Church .... 271 

XIV. Consecration of a Burial Ground , . . 276 
XV. Reception of Immigrants 279 

XVI. Burial of the Dead 283 

XVII. Family Prayers 289 

XVIII. Guide to Private Devotion 335 

XIX. Psalms and Hymns. 

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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. 



Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. — . 
Matt, xxviii. 20. 

Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am 
I in the midst of them. — Matt, xviii. 20. 

God is a spirit : and they that worship Him must worship Him 
in spirit and in truth. — John iv. 24. 

The Lord is in His holy temple : let all the earth keep silence 
before Him. — Hob. ii. 20. 

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name; worship the 
Lord in the beauty of holiness. — Ps. xxix. 2. 

Oh come, let us worship and bow down : let us kneel before the 
Lord our Maker. For He is our God ; and we are the people of His 
pasture, and the sheep of His hand. — Ps. xcv. 6, 7. 

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and 
under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, 
heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto 
Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and 
ever. Amen. — Rev. v. 13. 



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He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but whoso confesseth 
and forsaketh them shall have mercy. — Prov. xxviii. 13. 

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother con- 
ceive me. — Ps. Ii. 5. 

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8 PROFESSION OF FAITH. 

Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am 
no more worthy to be called thy son. — Luke xv. 21. 

God be merciful to me a sinner. — Luke xviii. 13. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite 
heart, God, Thou wilt not despise. — Ps. li. 17. 

As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death 
of the wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. — 
Ezek. xxxiii. 11. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth 
is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to for- 
give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. — 
1 John i. 8, 9. 

Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. — Matt. ix. 2. 

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth 
to forgive sins, (then saith He to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take 
up thy bed, and go unto thine house. — Matt. ix. 6. 

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you : as My Father 
hath sent Me, even so send I you. And when He had said this, 
He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy 
Ghost : Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; 
and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. — John xx. 
21-23. 



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Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I 
confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever 
shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father 
which is in heaven. — Matt. x. 32, 33. 

Lord, to whom shall we go ? Thou hast the words of eternal life. 
And we believe and are sure that Thou art that Christ, the Son of 
the living God. — John vi. 68, 69. 

With the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the 
mouth confession is made unto salvation. — Bom. x. 10. 



READING OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 



Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. — 
Ps. cxix. 105. 

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, 
being read in the synagogues every sabbath-day. — Acts xv. 21. 

And, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the 
sabbath-day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered 
unto Him the book of the prophet Isaias. — Luke iv. 16. 

I charge you by the Lord, that this epistle be read unto all the 
holy brethren. — 1 Thess. v. 27. 

And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read 
also in the church of the Laodiceans \ and that ye likewise read the 
epistle from Laodicea. — Col. iv. 16. 

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they 
received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scrip- 
tures daily, whether those things were so. — Acts xvii. 11. 

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for 
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness : 
that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all 
good works. — 2 Tim. iii. 16, 17. 

"We have also a more sure word of prophecy ; whereunto ye do 
well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, 
until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts : knowing 
this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private inter- 
pretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of 
man : but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy 
Ghost. — 2 Pet. i. 19-21. 

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the 
Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life 
through His name. — John xx. 31. 

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this 
prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein : for the 
time is at hand. — Rev. i. 3. 



10 PREACHING 



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From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for 
the kingdom of heaven is at hand. — Matt. iv. 17. 

The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are 
life. — John vi. 63. 

And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the 
gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall 
be saved ; but he that believed not shall be damned. — Mario xvi. 
15, 16. 

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all 
heavens, that He might fill all things. And He gave some, apostles ; 
and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and 
teachers ; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the minis- 
try, for the edifying of the body of Christ : till we all come in the 
unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a 
perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. 
Eph. iv. 10-13. 

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, 
who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His 
kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; 
reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. — 
2 Tim. iv. 1, 2. 

And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to 
teach and preach Jesus Christ. — Acts v. 42. 

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not be- 
lieved ? and how shall they believe in Him of whom they have 
not heard ? and how shall they hear without a preacher ? and 
how shall they preach, except they be sent ? as it is written, How 
beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and 
bring glad tidings of good things ! ... So then faith cometh by 
hearing, and hearing by the word of God. — Rom. x. 11, 15, 17. 

For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew 
not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them 
that believe. . . . But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a 
stumbliugblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; but unto them 



PRAYER. 11 

which arc called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, 
and the wisdom of God. — 1 Cor. i. 21, 23, 24. 

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any 
twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and 
spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts 
and intents of the heart. — Heb. iv. 12. 

But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the 
word which by the gospel is preached unto you. — 1 Pet. i. 25. 



inpr. 

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, 
and it shall be opened unto you. — Matt. vii. 7. 

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, inter- 
cessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men ; for kings, and 
for all that are in authority ; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable 
life in all godliness and honesty. — 1 Tim. ii. 1, 2. 

I am the way, the truth, and the life : no man cometh unto the 
Father but by Me. — John xiv. 6. 

And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the 
Father may be glorified in the Son. — John xiv. 13. 

Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear : but ye 
have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. — 
Rom. viii. 15. 

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by 
the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He hath conse- 
crated for us, through the vail, that is to say, His flesh ; and having 
a high priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true 
heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an 
evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. — Heb. x. 
19-22. 

For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the 
feeling of our infirmities ; but was in all points tempted like as we 
are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne 
of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time 
of need. — Ucb. iv. 15, 16. 



12 PRAISE. 

What man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give 
him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If 
ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, 
how much more shall your Father which is in heaven, give good 
things to them that ask Him. — Matt. vii. 9, 10, 11. 

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. — 
James v. 16. 

For the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him. 
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.— 
^Rom. x. 12, 13. 



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Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary : praise Him 
in the firmament of His power. Let every thing that hath breath 
praise the Lord. — Ps. cl. 1, 6. 

Oh come, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a joyful noise to the 
rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanks- 
giving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms. For the 
Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods. — Ps. xcv. 
— 6. 

I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the 
upright, and in the congregation. — Ps. cxi. 1. 

By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God con- 
tinually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. — 
Ileb. xiii. 15. 

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom ; teach- 
ing and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual 
songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. — Col. iii. 16. 

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all 

ye His servants, and ye that fear Him, both small and great 

Rev. xix. 5. 

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the 
song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are Thy works, 
Lord God Almighty; just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of 
saints. — - Rev. xv. 3. 



THE HOLY SACRAMENTS. 13 



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Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be 
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom 
of God. — John iii. 5. 

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given 
unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all 
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatso- 
ever I have commanded you : and, lo, I am with you alway, even 
unto the end of the world. — Matt, xxviii. 18-20. 

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one 
of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye 
shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. — Acts ii. 38. 

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according 
to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and re- 
newing of the Holy Ghost; which He shed on us abundantly 
through Jesus Christ our Saviour. — Tit. iii. 5. 

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except 
ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have no 
life in you. Whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath 
eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh 
is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My 
flesh, and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As 
the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father; so he that 
eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. — John vi. 53-57. 

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake 
it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body. 
And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying;, 
Drink ye all of it : for this is My blood of the new testament, which 
is shed for many for the remission of sins. — Matt. xxvi. 26-28. 

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of 
the blood of Christ ? The bread which we break, is it not the com- 
munion of the body of Christ ? — 1 Cor. x. 1G. 

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14 BENEDICTION 



And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and 
unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of 
Israel. — Numb. vi. 22, 23. 

And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, and came out, and blessed the people : and the glory of the 
Lord appeared unto all the people. — Lev. ix. 23. 

And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His 
hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while He blessed 
them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. — • 
Luke xxiv. 50, 51. 



PRIMITIVE FORMS 



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I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven 
and earth: 

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our Lord ; 
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, 
and buried ; He descended into hell l ; the third day He 
rose from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth 
at the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from 
thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Catholic Church; 
the communion of saints ; the remission of sins ; the 
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 

" Hades. 

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16 TIIENICENE CREED 



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ADOPTED BY THE (ECUMENICAL SYNODS, OF NICE, A.D. 325, AND OF 
CONSTANTINOPLE, A.D. 381. 

"We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker 
of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible : 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son 
of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of 
God, Light of Light, very God of very God ; begotten, 
not made ; of one substance with the Father, by whom all 
tilings were made : who for us men and for our salvation 
came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy 
Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man : who was 
also crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered 
and was buried ; and the third day rose again according 
to the Scriptures ; and ascended into heaven, and sittetli 
at the right hand of the Father; and shall come again 
with glory to judge the quick and the dead ; of whose 
kingdom there shall be no end. 

And we believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the Giver 
of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, 1 who 
with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and 
glorified, who spake by the Prophets ; in one holy Catholic 
and Apostolic Church. We confess one baptism for the 
remission of sins ; we look for the resurrection of the 
dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 

1 The clause "and the Son" does not occur in the original form of this 
Creed, but, is found in the Latin versions (filioque) since the Synod of Toledo, 



THE ATHANASIAN CREED. 17 



(SYMBOLUM QUICUNQUE.) 

From the Fifth Century. 

"Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is neces- 
sary that he hold the Catholic faith. 

Which faith except every one do keep whole and unde- 
fined, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. 

And the Catholic faith is this: that we worship one God 
in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; 

Neither confounding the persons, nor dividing the sub- 
stance. 

For there is one person of the Father, another of the 
Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. 

But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost, is all one; the glory equal, the majesty co- 
eternal. 

Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the 
Holy Ghost. 

The Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy 
Ghost uncreated. 

The Father unlimited, the Son unlimited, and the Holy 
Ghost unlimited. 

The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Ghost 
eternal. 

And yet not three eternal, but one eternal. 

As also, not three uncreated, nor three unlimited ; but 
one uncreated, and one unlimited. 

So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, 
and the Holy Ghost almighty. 

And yet not three almighty, but one almighty. 

So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy 
Ghost is God. 

And yet not three Gods, but one God. 

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18 THE ATHANASIAN CREED. 

So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the 
Holy Ghost Lord. 

And yet not three Lords, but one Lord. 

For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity, 
to acknowledge each person by himself to be God and 
Lord ; 

So are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion to say : 
There be three Gods, or three Lords. 

The Father is made of none, neither created, nor be- 
gotten. 

The Son is of the Father alone, not made, nor created, 
but begotten. 

The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son, neither 
made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding. 

So there is one Father, not three Fathers ; one Son, not 
three Sons ; one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts. 

And in this Trinity there is no before, nor after ; no 
greater, nor less. 

But the whole three persons are co-eternal, and co- 
equal. 

So that in all things, as already said : the Unity in 
Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity, is to be worshipped. 

He therefore that will be saved must thus think of the 
Trinity. 

Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting salvation, 
that we also believe truly the Incarnation of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

For the right faith is, that we believe and confess, that 
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and man. 

God, of the substance of the Father, begotten before 
the worlds; and man, of the substance of his mother, born 
in the world; 

Perfect God, and perfect man, of a reasonable soul and 
human flesh subsisting ; 

Equal to the Father, according to His Godhead, and in- 
ferior to the Father, according to His manhood. 

"Who although He be God and man, yet He is not two, 
but one Christ ; 



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One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but 
by assumption of the manhood into God ; 

One altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by 
unity of person. 

For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man ; so God 
and man is one Christ; 

Who suffered for our salvation, descended into Hades, 
rose again the third day from the dead. 

He ascended into heaven, He sitteth at the right hand 
of God the Father Almighty, from thence He shall come 
to judge the quick and the dead. 

At whose coming all men shall rise again with their 
bodies, and shall give account for their own works. 

And they that have done good shall go into life ever- 
lasting, and they that have done evil, into everlasting 
fire. 

This is the Catholic faith, which except a man believe 
truly and firmly, he cannot be saved. 



Matt. vi. 9-13. 

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is 
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us 
not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For Thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 



20 HYMN OP ZACHARIAS. 

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(MAGNIFICAT.) 

Luke i. 46-55. 

My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath 
rejoiced in God my Saviour. 

For He hath regarded the low estate of His hand- 
maiden. 

For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call 
me blessed. 

For He that is mighty, hath done to me great things ; 
and holy is His name. 

And His mercy is on them that fear Him from genera- 
tion to generation. 

He hath shewed strength with His arm ; He hath scat- 
tered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and 
exalted them of low degree. 

He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the 
rich He hath sent empty away. 

He hath holpen His servant Israel, in remembrance of 
His mercy ; 

As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and his seed 
for ever. 



(BENEDICTUS.) 

Luke i. 68-79. 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for He hath visited 
and redeemed His people ; 

And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the 
house of His servant David ; 



HYMN OP SIMEON. 21 

As He spake by the mouth, of His holy prophets, which 
have heen since the world began ; 

That we should be saved from our enemies, and from 
the hand of all that hate us ; 

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to 
remember His holy covenant ; 

The oath which He sware to our father Abraham ; 

That He would grant unto us, that we, being delivered 
out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without 
fear, 

In holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days 
of our life. 

And Thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the 
Highest; for Thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to 
prepare His ways ; 

To give knowledge of salvation unto His people by the 
remission of their sins, 

Through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the 
dayspring from on high hath visited us ; 

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the 
shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 



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(nunc dimittis.) 
Luke ii. 29-32. 

Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, 
according to Thy word : 

For mine ej^es have seen Thy salvation, 

Which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy 
people Israel. 



22 SERAPHIC HYMN — ANGELIC HYMN. 



(trisagion.) 

Isaiah vi. 3. 

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth 
is full of His glory. 



(gloria patri.) 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen. 



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(gloria in excelsis.) 
From the Fourth Century — On the basis of Luke ii. 14. 

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good 
will toward men. "We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we 
worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee 
for Thy great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, God the 
Father Almighty. 

O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ ; Lord 
God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away 
the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that 
takest away the sin. of the world, have mercy upon us. 
Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our 
prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the 
Father, have mercy upon us. 

For Thou only art holy ; Thou only art the Lord ; Thou 
only, Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the 
glory of God the Father. Amen. 



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(AMBROSIAN hymn.) 

From the Fourth or Fifth Century. 

We praise Thee, God : 

We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. 

All the earth doth worship Thee, 

The Father everlasting. 

To Thee all angels cry aloud : 

The heavens and all the powers therein. 

To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim 

Continually do cry, 

Holy, Holy, Holy: 

Lord God of Sabaoth. 

Heaven and earth are full 

Of the majesty of Thy glory. 

The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thee : 

The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise Thee : 

The noble army of Martyrs praise Thee : 

The holy Church throughout the world 

Doth acknowledge Thee, 

The Father, of an infinite majesty; 

Thine adorable, true, and only Son : 

Also, the Hoi}' Ghost, the Comforter. 

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ : 

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. 

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man, 

Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a Virgin. 

When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, 

Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. 

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the 

Father. 
We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge. 
We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants, 
Whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood. 



24 THE LITANY. 

Make them to be numbered with Thy Saints, 

In glory everlasting. 

O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thy heritage : 

Govern them, and lift them up for ever. 

Day by day we magnify Thee : 

And we worship Thy name ever, world without end, 

Vouchsafe, Lord, to keep us this clay without sin. 

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. 

Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us, 

As our trust is in Thee. 

O Lord, in Thee have I trusted : 

Let me never be confounded. 



tt(t litattji. 

On the basis of Ancient Latin Litanies, 

God the Father in heaven : have mercy upon us. 
Have m,ercy upon us. 

O God the Sou, Redeemer of the world : have mercy 
upon us. 

Have mercy upon us. 

God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and 
the Son : have mercy upon us. 
Have mercy upon us. 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and 
one God : have mercy upon us. 
Have mercy upon us. 

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of 
our forefathers ; neither take Thou vengeance of our sins : 
spare us, good Lord, spare Thy people, whom Thou hast 
redeemed with Thy most precious blood, and be not angry 
with us for ever. 

Spare us, good Lord. 



THE LITANY. 25 

From all evil and harm ; from the power of sin, and 
the snares of the devil ; from Thy wrath, and from ever- 
lasting damnation, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glory, and 
hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncha- 
ritableness, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all impure lusts and desires ; and from all the 
deceits of the Avorlcl, the flesh, and the devil, 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

From lightning, tempest, and earthquake ; from plague, 
pestilence, and famine; from all disasters by land and by 
water ; from battle and murder, and from sudden death, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From tumult and riot ; from sedition and rebellion ; 
from heresy and schism ; from hardness of heart, and con- 
tempt of Thy word and authority, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation; by Thy holy 
Nativity and Circumcision ; by Thy Baptism, Fasting, and 
Temptation, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

By Thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by Thy Cross and 
Passion ; by Thy precious Death and Burial ; by Thy glo- 
rious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the Corning 
of the Holy Ghost, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of our wealth; 
in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, Lord ; 
Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us. 

That it may please Thee to keep us in all time of temp- 
tation and heaviness ; to comfort and help all the weak- 
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26 THE LITANY. 

hearted; to raise up them that fall, and finally to beat 
down Satan under our feet ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

That it may please Thee to succor, help, and comfort 
all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; 
We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

That it may please Thee to preserve all travellers and 
strangers, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick 
persons, and young children, and to show Thy pity upon 
all prisoners and captives ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

That it may please Thee to defend and provide for the 
fatherless children, and widows, and all that are desolate 
and oppressed ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

That it may please Thee to have mercy upon all men, 
We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

O Son of God, Eedeemer of the world, 
Have mercy upon us. 

Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the world, 
Have mercy upon us. 

O Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the world, 
Grant us Thy peace. 

O God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing 
of the contrite, nor rejectest the desire of the sorrowful: 
be favorable to our prayers which in our afflictions that 
continually oppress us, we pour out before Thee; and 
graciously hear them, that those things which the craft of 
the devil or man worketh against us, may be brought to 
nought, and by the counsel of Thy goodness be dispersed ; 
so that being hurt by no persecutions, we may evermore 
give thanks unto Thee in Thy holy Church, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 

O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, 
and all just works do proceed : give unto Thy servants that 
peace which the world cannot give ; that our hearts may 



THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 27 

be set to obey Thy commandments, and also that we, 
being defended from the fear of our enemies, may by Thy 
protection pass our time in peace and quietness, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Exodus xx. 1-17. 

And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord 
thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 
out of the house of bondage. 

Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. 

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or 
any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that 
is that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water un- 
der the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 
nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto 
the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me ; 
and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, 
and keep My commandments. 

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in 
vain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh 
His name in vain. 

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days 
shalt thou labor, and do all thy work : but the seventh 
day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt 
not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy 
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy 
stranger that is within thy gates : for in six days the Lord 
made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 
and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed 
the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 

Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy days may 
be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee. 



28 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 

Thou shalt not kill. 

Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

Thou shalt not steal. 

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt 
not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his 
maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is 
thy neighbor's. 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to Jceep 
these laivs, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. 



Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith : 



Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, 
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the 
first and great commandment. And the second is like 
unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On 
these two commandments hang all the law and the 
prophets. Matt. xxii. 37-40. 



COLLECT. 

Lord God, who didst at first deliver Thy command- 
ments from the mount which burned with fire, amid 
blackness, and darkness, and tempest, at which terrible 
sight even Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake : we 
thank Thee that this same law is now published unto us 
from mount Zion, through the Mediator of a new and 
better covenant; and we humbly beseech Thee to put 
these words into our minds, and write them in our hearts, 
that we may delight in Thy law after the inward man, 
and serve Thee in newness of spirit, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord, who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and 
reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



THE BENEDICTION. 29 



The Lord bless thee and keep thee : the Lord make 
His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : the 
Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee 
peace. Amen. — Numb. vi. 24-26. 



The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of 
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you 
all. Amen. — 2 Cor. xiii. 14. 



The peace of God, which passeth all understanding 
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Amen Phil. iv. 7. 



Now the God of peace, that brought again from the 
dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 
through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you 
perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you 
that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus 
Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
—Kelr. xiii. 20, 21. 



Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him which is, and 
which was, and which is to come ; and from the seven 
spirits which are before His throne; and from Jesus 
Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten 
of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. 
Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in 
His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto 
God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for 
ever and ever. Amen. — Rev. i. 4-6. 
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THE CHURCH YEAR. 



TABLE OF SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 



I. CHRISTMAS SEASON, 



Old Series. 
First Sunday in Advent... Gospel, St. Matthew xxi. 8-11. 

" " " ... Epistle, Romans xiii. 11-14. 

Second Sunday " ... Gospel, St. Luke xxi. 25-33. 

" " " ... Epistle, Romans xv. 4-13. 

Third « " ... Gospel, St. Matt. xi. 2-10. 

" » " ... Epistle, 1 Cor. iv. 1-5. 

Fourth Sunday " ... Gospel, St. John i. 19-34. 

" " " ... Epistle, Phil. iv. 4-7. 
Christmas Day Gospel, St. John i. 1-14. 

" " Epistle, Heb. i. 1-12. 

St. Stephen's Day Gospel, St. Matt, xxiii. 34-39. 

" " Epistle, Acts vi. 8— vii. 60. 

St. John's Day Gospel, St. John xxi. 19-24. 

" " Epistle, 1 John i. 1-10. 

Innocents' Day Gospel, St. Matt. ii. 13-18. 

" " Epistle, Rev. xiv. 1-5. 

Sunday after Christmas ... Gospel, St. Matt. i. 18-25. 

" " " ... Epistle, Gal. iv. 1-7. 

Circumcision, (N.Year's D.) Gospel, St. Luke ii. 15-21. 
" « " Epistle, Col. ii. 8-17. 

Epiphany Gospel, St. Matt. ii. 1-12. 

" Epistle, Eph. iii. 1-12. 

First Sunday after Epiph... Gospel, St. Luke ii. 41-52. 

" " " " .. Epistle, Rom. xii. 1-5. 

Second Sunday after " .. Gospel, St. John ii. 1-11. 

" « " " .. Epistle, Rom. xii. 6-16. 

Third Sunday after " .. Gospel, St. Matt. viii. 1-11. 

" " « " .. Epistle, Rom. xii. 17-21. 

Fourth Sunday after " .. Gospel, St Matt. viii. 23-27. 

" " " " .. Epistle, Rom. xiii. 1-7. 

Fifth Sunday after " .. Gospel, St. Matt. xiii. 24-30. 

" " " " .. Epistle, Col. iii. 12-17. 

Sixth Sunday after " .. Gospel, St. Matt. xvii. 1-9. 

« " « " .. Epistle, 1 John iii. 1-10. 



New Series. 
St. John i. 1-18. 
1 John i. 1 — ii. 2. 
Matt. xxv. 1-13. 
Heb. x. 1-9. 
Luke xvii. 20-37. 
1 Thess. v. 1-8. 
John iii. 22-36. 
Gal. iii. 21-29. 
Luke ii. 1-20. 
Phil. ii. 5-11. 



Luke ii. 23-35. 
1 John iv. 1-10. 
Psalm xc. 
Heb. xi. 8-16. 
Is. lx. 1-15. 
Rom. xv. 8-12. 
Matt. iii. 13-17. 
Rom. vi. 3-11. 
Luke iv. 1-13. 
Heb. ii. 14-18. 
Mark i. 14-22. 

1 Cor. i. 17-25. 
Luke iv. 14-24. 

2 Cor. iv. 1-6. 
Matt. xiii. 1-9. 
1 Pet. i. 22-25. 
Matt. xiii. 44-52. 
1 Pet. ii. 1-10. 

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TABLE OF SCRIPTURE LESSONS, 



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II. EASTER SEASON. 

Old Series. New Series. 

Septuagesiina Gospel, St. Matt. xx. 1-16. Matt. xiv. 22-33. 

" Epistle, 1 Cor. ix. 21— x. 5. Rom. viii. 31-39. 

Sexagesima Gospel, St. Luke viii. 4-15. John x. 1-18. 

" Epistle, 2 Cor. xi. 19— xii. 9. 1 Pet. ii. 17-25. 

Quinquages., Estomihi*... Gospel, St. Luke xviii. 31-43. Matt. xvi. 21-23. 

" Epistle, 1 Cor. xiii. 1-13. 1 Pet. iv. 12-19. 

Ash Wednesday Gospel, St. Matt. vi. 16-21. Psalm li. 

" " Epistle, Joel ii. 12-18. Rev. iii. 14-22. 

First S. in Lent, Invocavit. Gospel, St. Matt. iv. 1-11. Matt. vi. 1-21. 

" " Epistle, 2 Cor. vi. 1-10. Eph. vi. 10-20. 

Sec'd S. in L. Rcininisccre.. Gospel, St. Matt. xv. 21-28. Luke xi. 29-36. 

- " " Epistle, 1 Thess. iv. 1-S. Ileb. ii. 1-4. 

Third S. in Lent, Oculi Gospel, St. Luke xi. 14-28. Matt. xii. 22-32. 

" " Epistle, Eph. v. 1-9. Heb. x. 26-31. 

Fourth S. in Lent, Laetare.. Gospel, St. John vi. 1-14. John vi. 47-59. 

" " Epistle, Gal. iv. 21-31. 1 John v. 11-21. 

Fifth S. in Lent, Judica... Gospel, St. John viii. 46-59. John xii. 20-32. 

" Epistle, Heb. ix. 11-15. 2 Cor. v. 14-21. 

Sixth, or Palm Sunday Gospel, St. John xii. 1-16. Luke xix. 28-46. 

" " Epistle, Phil. ii. 5-10. Rev. i. 4-8. 

Good Friday Gospel, St. John xix. 1-37. Matt, xxvii. 33-54. 

" " Epistle, Heb. x. 1-25. Is. liii. 

Easter-Day Gospel, St. John xx. 1-10. Matt, xxviii. 1-10. 

" Epistle, Col. iii. 1-11. 1 Cor. xv. 1-20. 

Monday in Easter Week... Gospel, St. Luke xxiv. 13-35. John xx. 11-18. 

" " " ... Epistle, Acts x. 34-43. 1 Cor. xv. 51-58. 

First Sunday after Easter.. Gospel, St. John xx. 19-31. Luke xxiv. 36-47. 

" " " « .. Epistle, 1 John v. 4-12. 2 Tim. ii. 7-13. 

Second Sunday after " .. Gospel, St. John x. 11-16. John xxi. 15-19. 

" " " " .. Epistle, 1 Pet. ii. 19-25. Rev. vii. 13-17 

Third Sunday after '• .. Gospel, St. John xvi. 16-22. Matt. x. 16-20. 

" " " " .. Epistle, 1 Pet. ii. 11-19. Acts iv. 8-20. 

III. PENTECOSTAL SEASON. 



Fourth Sunday after Easter..Gospel, St. John xvi. 5-15. Matt. x. 24-33. 

" « « " .. Epistle, St. James i. 16-21. 1 Thess. ii. 9-13. 

Fifth Sunday after " .. Gospel, St. John xvi. 23-33. Luke xi. 9-13. 

" " " « .. Epistle, St. James i. 22-27. 1. Tim. ii. 1-6. 

Ascension Day Gospel, St. Mark xvi. 14-20. Luke xxiv. 49-53. 

" " Epistle, Acts i. 1-11. Eph. i. 15-23. 

* This title, as also Invocavit, Reminiscere, etc., are the initial words of the introductory 
Psalms appointed for these several Sundays, in the service of the Latin Church. 



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TABLE OF SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 



Old Series. New Series. 

Sunday after Ascension ... Gospel, St. John xv. 26— xvi. 1. John vii. 33-39. 

" " " ... Epistle, 1 Peter iv. 7-11. Acts xix. 1-7. 

Whitsunday Gospel, St. John xiv. 15-31. Joel ii. 28-32. 

" Epistle, Acts ii. 1-11. Acts ii. 22-41. 

Whitmonday Gospel, St. John iii. 16-21. John iv. 13-24. 

" Epistle, Acts x. 34-48. Acts x. 34-48. 

IV. CHURCH SEASON. 

Trinity Sunday Gospel, St. John iii. 1-15. Matt, xxviii. 18-20. 

" « Epistle, Rev. iv. 1-11. 1 John v. 1-12. 

First Sunday after Trinity. Gospel, St. Luke xvi. 19-31. Matt. xvi. 13-20. 

" " « " Epistle, 1 John iv. 7-21. Eph. ii. 19-22. 

Second " " " Gospel, St. Luke xiv. 16-24. Matt, xviii. 11-20. 

" " « " Epistle, 1 John iii. 13-24. Eph. iv. 4-16. 

Third " " " Gospel, St. Luke xv. 1-10. John xv. 1-14. 

" " « " Epistle, 1 Peter v. 5-11. 1 Cor. xii. 12-27. 

Fourth " " " Gospel, St. Luke vi. 36-42. John iii. 1-8. 

" « " " Epistle, Rom. viii. 18-23. Gal. iii. 26-29. 

Fifth " " " Gospel, St. Luke v. 1-11. John vi. 47-59. 

» " " " Epistle, 1 Pet. iii. 8-15. Acts ii. 41-47. 

Sixth " " " Gospel, St. Matt. v. 20-26. Matt. xi. 25-30. 

" " " " Epistle, Rom. vi. 3-11. Rom. iii. 19-28 

Seventh " " " Gospel, St. Mark viii. 1-9. Luke xv. 11-32. 

" " " " Epistle, Rom. vi. 19-23. Acts ix. 1-9. 

Eighth " " " Gospel, St. Matt. vii. 15-21. Luke xviii. 9-14. 

« " " " Epistle, Rom. viii. 12-17. Phil. iii. 3-11. 

Ninth " " " Gospel, St. Luke xvi. 1-9. Matt. viii. 5-13. 

" « " " Epistle, 1 Cor. x. 1-13. 1 Pet. i. 3-9. 

Tenth " " " Gospel, St. Luke xix. 41-47. Matt. xvii. 14-21. 

" « " " Epistle, 1 Cor. xii. 1-11. Heb. xi. 32— xii. 2. 

Eleventh " " Gospel, St. Luke xviii. 9-14. Luke xii. 32-40. 

" " « " Epistle, 1 Cor. xv. 1-11. Rom. viii. 16-26. 

Twelfth " " " Gospel, St. Mark vii. 31-37. Matt. xxiL 34-40. 

" " " " Epistle, 2 Cor. iii. 4-11. 1 John iv. 15-21. 

Thirteenth " " Gospel, St. Luke x. 23-37. Luke x. 25-37. 

" " " Epistle, Gal. iii. 16-22. 1 Cor. xiii. 1-13. 

Fourteenth " " Gospel, St. Luke xvii. 11-19. Matt. v. 43-48. 

" " " Epistle, Gal. v. 16-24. Rom. xii. 14-21. 

Fifteenth " " Gospel, St. Matt. vi. 24-34. Matt. v. 13-20. 

" " " Epistle, Gal. v. 25— vi. 10. James ii. 14-26. 

Sixteenth " " Gospel, St. Luke vii. 11-17. Mark xii. 41-44. 

" " " Epistle, Eph. iii. 13-21. 2 Cor. ix. 5-15. 

Seventeenth " " Gospel, St. Luke xiv. 1-11. Mark x. 35-45. 

" " " Epistle, Eph. iv. 1-6. Phil. ii. 1-5. 



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Old Series. 


New Series. 


Eighteenth Sun. after 


Trin 


. Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 34-46. 


Luke ix. 18-26. 


K it 


<< 


" 


Epistle, 1 Cor. i. 4-9. 


2 Cor. iv. 8-18. 


Nineteenth " 


tt 


tt 


Gospel, St. Matt. ix. 1-8. 


Matt. v. 3-12. 


(i it 


« 


a 


Epistle, Eph. iv. 17-32. 


2 Pet. i. 1-11. 


Twentieth " 


k 


tt 


Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 1-14. 
Epistle, Eph. v. 15-21. 


Mark xiii. 32-37. 
Heb. x. 32-39. 


Twenty-first 


tt 


" 


Gospel, St. John iv. 46-54. 


Luke xvi. 19-31. 


" 


tt 


tt 


Epistle, Eph. vi. 10-20. 


Rom. v. 12-21. 


Twenty-second 


tt 


it 


Gospel, St. Matt, xviii. 21-35. 


John xi. 19-27. 


<< 


tt 


tt 


Epistle, Phil. i. 3-11. 


1 Cor. xv. 35-50. 


Twenty- third 


tt 


" 


Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 15-22. 


Matt. xxv. 31-46. 


tt 


tt 


n 


Epistle, Phil. iii. 17-21. 


Rev. xx. 11-15. 


Twenty-fourth 


tt 


" 


Gospel, St. Matt. ix. 18-26. 


John v. 24-29. 


it 


tt 


tt 


Epistle, Col. i. 9-14. 


Rev. xxii. 1-21. 


Twenty-fifth 


tt 


« 


Gospel, St. Matt. xxiv. 15-28. 


John xiv. 1-4. 


tt 


tt 


tt 


Epistle, 1 Thess. iv. 13-18. 


Rev. vii. 13-17. 


Twenty-sixth 


" 


« 


Gospel, St. Matt. xxv. 31-46. 


Matt. xix. 27-30. 


a 


" 


k 


Epistle, 2 Thess. i. 3-10. 


Rev. xxi. 1-S. 


Twenty-seventh 


tt 


a 


Gospel, St. Matt. xxv. 1-13. 


John xvii. 20-26. 


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tt 


tt 


Epistle, 2 Pet. iii. 3-14. 


Rev. vii. 2-12. 



SCRIPTURE LESSONS AND COLLECTS, 



$int SunJrag in gUlmt 



The Gospel, St. Matt. xxi. 8-11. 

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way ; 
others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the 
way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, 
saying, Hosanna to the Son of David : Blessed is he that cometh 
in the name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest. And when he 
was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is 
this ? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Naza- 
reth of Galilee. 

The Epistle, Rom. xiii. 11-14. 

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake 
out of sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 
The night is far spent, the day is at hand : let us therefore cast off 
the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let 
us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness, 
not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying : but 
put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the 
flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away 
the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light 
now, in the time of this mortal life, in which Thy Son 

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SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 35 

Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility ; that in 
the last day, when He shall come again in His glorious 
majesty, to judge both the quick and the dead, we may 
rise to the life immortal, through Him who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, now and for- 
ever. Amen. 

Or this: 

Almighty God, we beseech Thee, grant us grace that 
we may wait with vigilance for the Advent of Thy Son, 
our Lord ; that when He shall arise from Thy right hand, 
to visit the earth in righteousness, and Thy people with 
salvation, He may find us, not sleeping in sin, but dili- 
gent in His service and rejoicing in His praises ; that so 
we may enter in with Him unto the marriage-supper of 
the Lamb : through His merits, who liveth and reigneth 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 



The Gospel, St. Luke, xxi. 25-33. 

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the 
stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the 
sea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts failing them for fear, and 
for looking after those things which are coming on the earth : for the 
powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the 
Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And 
when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up 
your heads ; for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to 
them a parable ; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees ; when they 
now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer 
is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come 
to pass, know ye that the kingdom of G-od is nigh at hand. Verily 
I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be ful- 
filled. Heaven and earth shall pass away ; but my words shall not 
pass away. 

The Epistle, Rom. xv. 4-13. 

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our 
learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures 



36 THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 

might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation grant 
you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus : 
that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. "Wherefore receive ye one an- 
other, as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. Now I say 
that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth 
of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers : and that 
the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For 
this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto 
thy name. And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his peo- 
ple. And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles ; and laud him, 
all ye people. And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of 
Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles ; in him shall 
the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and 
peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power 
of the Holy Ghost. 

The Collect. 

Cleanse our conscience, we beseech Thee, Almighty 
God, by the daily visitation of Thy grace ; that when 
Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, shall come, He may find 
us fit for His appearing, and ready to meet Him without 
spot, in the company of all His saints : who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, 
world without end. Amen, 



The Gospel, St, Matt. xi. 2-10. 

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he 
sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should 
conic, or do we look for another ? Jesus answered and said unto 
them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and 
see : The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers 
are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the 
poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he whoso- 
ever shall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus 
began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye 
out into the wilderness to see '( A reed shaken with the wind ? But 



FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 37 

what went ye out for to see ? A man clothed in soft raiment ? Be- 
hold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. But what 
went ye out for to see ? A prophet ? yea, I say unto you, and more 
than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I 
send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way 
before thee. 

The Epistle, 1 Cor. iv. 1-5. 

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and 
stewards of the Hysterics of God. Moreover it is required in stew- 
ards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small 
thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment : yea, 
I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet 
am I not hereby justified : but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who 
both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will 
make manifest the counsels of the hearts : and then shall every man 
have praise of God. 

The Collect. 

Incline, O Lord, we beseech Thee, Thine ear to our 
prayers, and visit the darkness of our mind with the Day- 
spring from on high ; that at the second coming of Thy 
Son to judge the world, we may hasten with joy to meet 
Him, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



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The GosrEL, St. John i. 19-3-1. 

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and 
Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou ? And he con- 
fessed, and denied not j but confessed, I am not the Christ. And 
they asked him, What then ? Art thou Elias ? And he saith, I 
am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then 
said they unto him, Who art thou ? that we may give an answer to 
them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am 
the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way 
of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent 
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38 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 

were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, 
"Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, nei- 
ther that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with 
water : but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not. He 
it is, who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe's 
latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in 
Bethabara, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day 
John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb 
of God, which taketh away the sin of the world ! This is he of 
whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me; 
for he was before me. And I knew him not : but that he should be 
made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from 
heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not : 
but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, 
Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on 
him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I 
saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. 



The Epistle, Phil. iv. 4-7. 

Rejoice in the Lord always : and again I say, Rejoice. Let your 
moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be 
careful for nothing j but in every thing by prayer and supplication 
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep 
your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 



The Collect. 

Arise, Lord, we beseech Thee, and show unto us 
speedily the power of Thy glorious salvation ; that we, 
being redeemed from our sins, and delivered out of the 
hands of our enemies, maybe enabled to serve Thee with- 
out fear, in holiness and righteousness before Thee, all the 
days of our life: through the mediation of Thy Son, our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to whom, with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. 
Amen, 



CHRISTMAS DAY. 39 



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The GosrEL, St. John i. 1-14. 

la the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, 
and the "Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. 
All things were made by him ; and without him was not any thing 
made that was made. In him was life j and the life was the light 
of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness com- 
prehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name 
was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the 
Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that 
Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the 
true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, 
lie was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world 
knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him 
not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to be- 
come the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name : which 
were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will 
of man, but of God. And the "Word was made flesh, and dwelt 
among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten 
of the Father, full of grace and truth. 

The Epistle, Heb. i. 1-12. 

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time 
past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken 
unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by 
whom also he made the worlds ; who, being the brightness of his 
glory and the express image of his person, and upholding all things 
by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, 
sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being made so 
much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a 
more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said 
he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? 
And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son ? 
And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, 
he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. And of the 
angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a 
flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, God, is 



40 st. Stephen's day. 

for ever and ever : a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy 
kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; 
therefore God, even thy G-od, hath anointed thee with the oil of 
gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning 
hast laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the 
works of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou remainest : and 
they all shall wax old as doth a garment ; and as a vesture shalt 
thou fold them up, and they shall be changed : but thou art the 
same, and thy years shall not fail. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given us Thy 
only begotten Son to take our nature upon Him, and as 
at this time to be born of a pure virgin ; grant that we, 
being regenerate and made Thy children by adoption and 
grace, may daily be renewed by Thy Holy Spirit after the 
image of this same blessed and glorious Christ : who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one 
God, world without end. Amen. 



St. Stent's gag. 



[The Festival of St. Stephen, the first martyr, is celebrated on the first day 
after Christmas, to symbolize the idea that the terrestrial birth of our Sa- 
viour is immediately followed by the death, that is, the celestial birth, of His 
martyrs.] 



The G-ospel, St. Matt, xxiii. 34-39. 

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and 
scribes : and some of them ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of 
them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from 
city to city : that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed 
upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of 
Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and 
the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon 
this generation. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the 
prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often 
would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gather- 



ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY. 41 

eth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, 
your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall 
not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that coineth 
in the name of the Lord. 

The Epistle, Acts vi. 8 ; vii. 60. 

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and mi- 
racles among the people. And he kneeled down, and cried with a 
loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he 
had said this, he fell asleep. 

The Collect. 

As we honor on this day, Lord God, the memory of 
Thy blessed martyr, St. Stephen; grant unto us grace, we 
beseech Thee, to follow his faith and charity ; that how- 
ever sorely tried by the contradiction of sinners, we may 
be able, like him, to look steadfastly up into heaven, and to 
commend even our enemies to the pardoning mercy of 
our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ: to whom 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world 
without end. Ameji. 



Si, pin ijjs (Kboplisi's gag- 

[The Festival of St. John is celebrated on the second day after Christmas, 
because he was the bosom friend of Jesus, and has most fully unfolded the 
mystery of the Word made flesh for our salvation.] 



The Gospel, St. John xxi. 19-24. 

This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. 
And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow nae. Then 
Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; 
which also leaned on his breast at supper and said, Lord, which is 
he that betrayeth thee ? Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, 
and what shall this man do ? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that 
he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? follow thou me. Then 
went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple 
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42 ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY. 

should not die : yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die ; but, 
If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? This is 
the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things : 
and we know that his testimony is true. 

The Epistle, 1 John i. 1-10. 

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which 
we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our 
hands have handled, of the Word of life ; for the life was mani- 
fested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you 
that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested 
unto us; that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, 
that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly our fellowship 
is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these 
things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is 
the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that 
God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we 
have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not 
the truth : but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we 
have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his 
Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we 
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our 
sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us 
from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we 
make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 

The Collect. 

Shine graciously upon Thy Church, we beseech Thee, 
O Lord; that being enlightened by the doctrine and 
filled with the mind of Thy blessed Apostle and Evange- 
list, Saint John, whom Jesus loved, it may come at last 
into Thy beatific presence and enjoy the rewards of ever- 
lasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth 
and reign eth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one 
God, world without end. Amen. 



DAY. 43 



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[This Festival, in memory of the slaughtered infants, is celebrated on tho 
third day after Christmas. Martyrdom was regarded by the ancient Church as 
a heavenly birth. Hence, the day of St. Stephen, martyr both in will and in 
fact, of St. John, martyr in will, though not in fact, and of the Holy Innocents, 
martyrs in fact, though not in will, follow immediately after Christmas.] 



The Gospel, St. Matt. ii. 13-18. 

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord ap- 
peared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young 
child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until 
I bring thee word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy 
him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by 
night, and departed into Egypt j and was there until the death of 
Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by 
the prophet, sayiDg, Out of Egypt have I called my son. Then 
Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was ex- 
ceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in 
Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and 
under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the 
wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy 
the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, 
and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children* 
and would not be comforted, because they are not. 

The Epistle, Rev. xiv. 1-5. 

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with 
him a hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name 
written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as 
the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder : and 
I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps : and they 
sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four 
beasts, and the elders : and no man could learn that song but the 
hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from 
the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women ; for 
they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whither- 
soever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the 
firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was 
found no guile : for they are without fault before the throne of God. 



44 SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. 

The Collect. 

God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings 
hast ordained strength, and whose praise the slaughtered 
infants of Bethlehem proclaimed, not by speaking, but by 
dying ; mortify and kill in us, we beseech Thee, all evil 
propensities and wrong desires, and so strengthen us by 
Thy grace, that the same holy faith, which we own with 
our tongues, we may confess also by the innocency of our 
lives : to the glory of Thy great name, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen, 



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The Gospel, St. Matt. i. 18-25. 

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : "When as his 
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, 
she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her hus- 
band, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public ex- 
ample, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought 
on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in 
a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David., fear not to take unto 
thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is of the 
Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call 
his name Jesus : for he shall save his people from their sins. Now 
all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the 
Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, 
and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, 
which being interpreted, is, God with us. Then Joseph being 
raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and 
took unto him his wife : and knew her not till she had brought 
forth her first born son : and he called his name Jesus. 



The Epistle, Gal iv. 1-7. 

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth no- 
thing from a servant, though he be lord of all ; but is under tutors 
and governors until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, 
when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the 



CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST — NEW YEAR 'S DAY. 45 

world : but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth 
his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them 
that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son 
into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no 
more a servant, but a son j and if a son, then an heir of God through 
Christ. 

The Collect. 

Most merciful God, who hast so loved the world as to 
give Thine only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in 
Him should not perish, but have everlasting life ; vouch- 
safe unto us, we humbly pray Thee, the precious gift of 
faith, whereby we may know that the Sou of God is come, 
and being always rooted and grounded in the mystery of 
the Word made flesh, may have power to overcome the 
world, and gain the blessed immortality of heaven : 
through the merits of this same incarnate Christ, who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy 
Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke il 15-21. 

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them 
into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even 
unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which 
the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, 
and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And 
when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which 
was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it 
wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the 
things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. And 
when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the 
child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel 
before he was conceived in the womb. 



46 THE EPIPHANY. 

The Epistle, Col. ii. 8-17. 

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain de- 
ceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, 
and not after Christ. For in him dwclleth all the fulness of the 
Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head 
of all principality and power : in whom also ye are circumcised 
with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body 
of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ : buried with 
him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the 
faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. 
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your 
flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you 
all trespasses • blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was 
against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, 
nailing it to his cross \ and having spoiled principalities and pow- 
ers,' he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. 
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect 
of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days; which 
are a shadow of things to come ; but the body is of Christ. 

The Collect. 
Almighty and most merciful God, by whose will Thy 
well-beloved Son, the Saviour of the world, was circum- 
cised in His spotless flesh, to put honor on the law which 
He had come to fulfil ; grant unto us, we beseech Thee, 
the true circumcision of the spirit, whereby being inwardly 
purged from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may offer 
ourselves unto Thee a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable 
through Jesus Christ : to whom, with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 



[The Epiphany, or Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, is celebrated 
on the sixth day of January.] 



The Gospel, St. Matt. ii. 1-12. 

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days 
of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to 



T II E E r I r II A N Y . 47 

Jerusalem, saying. Where is he that is born King of tlic Jews? 
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 
When Herod the king had heard these things, lie was troubled, and 
all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief 

priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them 
where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethle- 
hem of Judea : for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou 
Bethlehem, in the hind of Juda, art not the least among the priuces 
of Juda : for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my 
people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise 
men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And 
he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for 
the young child ; and when ye have found him, bring me word 
again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had 
heard the king, they departed ; and, lo, the star, which they saw in 
the cast, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young 
child was. "When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding 
great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the 
young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped 
him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented 
unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being 
warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, 
they departed into their own country another way. 

The Epistle, Eph iii. 1-12. 

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gen- 
tiles, if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God 
which is given me to you-ward : how that by revelation he made 
known unto me the mystery; as I wrote afore in few words; 
whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the 
mystery of Christ, which in other ages was not made known unto 
the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and 
prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, 
and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the 
gospel : whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the 
grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. 
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, 
that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of 
Christ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mys- 
tery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, 
who created all things by Jesus Christ : to the intent that now unto 



48 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 

the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known, by 
the church, the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal 
purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord : in whom we 
have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. 

The Collect. 

God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest Thy 
only-begotten Son to the Gentiles ; mercifully grant that 
we who have now come to know Thee here by faith, may- 
be conducted to the full vision of Thy glory hereafter in 
heaven : through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, 
world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke ii. 41-52. 

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the 
passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to 
Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. And when they had ful- 
filled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in 
Jerusalem ; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, 
supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; 
and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And 
when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, 
seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found 
him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing 
them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were 
astonished at his understanding and answers. And when they saw 
him, they were amazed : and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast 
thou thus dealt with us ? behold, thy father and I have sought thee 
sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me ? 
wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business ? And they 
understood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he went 
down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them : 
but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus in- 
creased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. 



SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 49 

The Epistle, Rom, xii. 1-5. 

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye 
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, 
which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this 
world : but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that 
ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of 
God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man 
that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he 
ought to think ; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt 
to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members 
in one body, and all members have not the same office : so we, 
being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of 
auothcr. 

The Collect. 

Receive, Lord, with, compassionate kindness, the 
prayers of Thy suppliant people, and bestow upon them 
plenteously the aids of Thy heavenly grace; that they 
may both know what things they ought to do, and be 
strong also to do what they know : through Jesus Christ 
our Lord, who livcth and reigneth with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John ii. 1-11. 

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and 
the mother of Jesus was there : and both Jesus was called, and his 
disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mo- 
ther of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto 
her, Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine hour is not yet 
come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith 
unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, 
after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or 
three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots 
with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith 
unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. 
And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water 



50 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 

that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants 
which drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the 
bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth 
set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that 
which is worse : but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This 
beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of G-alilee, and manifested 
forth his glory ; and his disciples believed on him. 



The Epistle, Rom xii. 6-16. 

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given 
to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion 
of faith ; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering : or he that 
teacheth, on teaching ; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation : he 
that giveth, let him do it with simplicity ; he that ruleth, with dili- 
gence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be 
without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that 
which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly 
love ; in honour preferring one another ; not slothful in business ; 
fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in 
tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the ne- 
cessity of saints ; given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute 
you : bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and 
weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward an- 
other. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. 
Be not wise in your own conceits. 



The Collect. 

O God, the Fountain of all truth and grace, who hast 
called us out of darkness into marvellous light by the 
glorious gospel of Thy Son ; grant unto us power, we be- 
seech Thee, to walk worthy of this vocation, with all low-_ 
liness and meekness, endeavoring to keep the unity of 
the spirit in the bond of peace ; that we may have our 
fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life : through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 51 



Sfeirir Suiting nittx t\t (Kpi^ans. 

The Gospel, St. Matt. viii. 1-11. 

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes 
followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped 
him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And 
Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou 
clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith 
unto him, See thou tell no man ; but go thy way, shew thyself to 
the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony 
unto them. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there 
came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my 
servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And 
Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion 
answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come 
under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be 
healed For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under 
me : and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth ; and to another, 
Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth 
it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that fol- 
lowed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, 
not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the 
east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Ja- 
cob, in the kingdom of heaven. 

The Epistle, Rom. xii. 17-21. 

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in 
the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live 
peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves; 
but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is 
mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy 
hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing 
thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, 
but overcome evil with good. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, look mercifully, we 
beseech Thee, upon our great weakness ; and in the midst 



52 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 

of the manifold trials and dangers which beset ns on all 
sides, stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty for our 
protection and help : through Jesus Christ our Saviour, 
who liveth and reign eth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



The Gospel, St. Matt. viii. 23-27. 

And when lie was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that 
the ship was covered with the waves : but he was asleep. And his 
disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us : we 
perish. And he saith unto them, "Why are ye fearful, ye of little 
faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and 
there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What 
manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him ? 

The Epistle, Rom. xiii. 1-7. 

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is 
no power but of God : the powers that be are ordained of God. 
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of 
God : and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou 
then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good, and thou 
shalt have praise of the same : for he is the minister of God to thee 
for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bear- 
eth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger 
to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must 
needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake. 
For, for this cause pay ye tribute also : for they are God's minis- 
ters, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore 
to all their dues j tribute to whom tribute is due ; custom to whom 
custom ; fear to whom fear ; honour to whom honour. 

The Collect. 

O God, who hast founded the earth upon the seas, and 
established it upon the floods, and whose word is forever 



settled in heaven ; grant unto us grace, we beseech Thee, 
to look beyond the things which are seen and temporal 
to the things which are not seen and eternal; that walk- 
ing by faith more than by sight, we may not be unduly 
moved by any occasions in this world, but be able to en- 
dure unto the end in the way of life: through Jesus 
Christ our Lord, who is the same yesterday, and to-day, 
and forever. Amen. 



[The number of Sundays after the Epiphany depends upon the date of 
Easter, which is a movable Feast, and varies from four to six.] 



The Gospel, St. Matt. xiii. 24-30. 

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom 
of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : 
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the 
wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and 
brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants 
of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow 
good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath it tares 'I He said 
unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, 
"Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up ? But he said, Nay; 
lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with 
them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time 
of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the 
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but gather the wheat 
into my barn. 

The Epistle, Col iii. 12-17. 

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels 
of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering; 
forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have 
a quarrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of per- 
fectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the 
which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the 
word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and ad- 
monishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye 
5* 



5-i SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 

do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving 
thanks to God and the Father by him. 

The Collect. 

Lord, we beseech Thee to keep Thy Church and 
household continually in Thy true religion ; that they 
who do lean only upon the hope of Thy heavenly grace, 
may evermore be defended by Thy mighty power: through 
Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. 
Amen, 



The Gospel, St. Matt. xvii. 1-9. 



And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his 
brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, and 
was transfigured before them : and his face did shine as the sun, and 
his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared 
unto them Moses and Elias, talking with him. Then answered 
Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here : if 
thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one 
for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright 
cloud overshadowed them : and behold a voice out of the cloud, 
which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased ; 
hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their 
face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, 
and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up 
their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And as they came 
down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the 
vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the 
dead. 

The Epistle, 1 John in. 1-10. 

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, 
that we should be called the sons of God : therefore the world know- 
eth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons 



THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 00 

of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know 
that, when lie shall appear, we shall be like him j for we shall seo 
him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him, purifietli 
himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin trans- 
gresseth also the law : for sin is the transgression of the law. And 
ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins ; and in him 
is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not : whosoever sin- 
neth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let 
no man deceive you : he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even 
as he is righteous : He that committeth sin is of the devil ; for 
the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of 
God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed re- 
maineth in him : and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In 
this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil : 
whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that 
loveth not his brother. 

The Collect. 

God, whose blessed Son was manifested that He 
might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the 
sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; enable us, we be- 
seech Thee, having this hope, to purify ourselves, even as 
He is pure; that when He shall appear again with power 
and great glory, we may be made like unto Him in His 
eternal and glorious kingdom : where He liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, 
world without end. Amen. 



f feirir Stattfrsij Mm f nti— S^tagmma, 

The Gospel, St. Matt. xx. 1-16. 

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a house- 
holder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into 
his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a 
penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out 
about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market- 
place, and said unto them ; Go ye also into the vineyard, and what- 
soever is right, I will give you. And they went their way. Again 



56 THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 

he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And 
about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing 
idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? 
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto 
them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, that 
shall ye receive. So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard 
saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, 
beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that 
were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a 
penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should 
have received more ; and they likewise received every man a penny. 
And when they had received it, they murmured against the good 
man of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, 
and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the bur- 
den and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, 
Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst not thou agree with me for a 
penny ? Take that thine is, and go thy way : I will give unto this 
last even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will 
with mine own ? Is thine eye evil because I am good ? So the 
last shall be first, and the first last : for many be called, but few 
chosen. 

The Epistle, 1 Cor. ix. 24 — x. 5. 
Know ye not, that they which run in a race, run all, but one re- 
ceiveth the prize ? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man 
that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they 
do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I 
therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beat- 
eth the air : but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection : 
lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I myself 
should be a cast-away. Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye 
should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud, 
and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses 
in the cloud and in the sea ; and did all eat the same spiritual meat; 
and did all drink the same spiritual drink : (for they drank of that 
spiritual Rock that followed them : and that Rock was Christ.) But 
with many of them God was not well pleased : for they were over- 
thrown in the wilderness. 

The Collect. 

Lord, we beseecli Thee favourably to hear the pray- 
ers of Thy people ; that we who are justly punished for 
our offences, may be mercifully delivered by Thy good- 



SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LEX T. 57 

ness, for the glory of Thy name : through Jesus Christ our 
Saviour, who liveth and reign eth with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



J5u0tt& <§mauh btiisxt font — SmiMimar. 

The Gospel, St. Luke viii. 4-15. 

And when much people were gathered together, and were come 
to him out of every city, he spake by a parable : A sower went out 
to sow his seed : and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside j and it 
was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some 
fell upon a rock ; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, 
because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns ; and the 
thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good 
ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when 
lie had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let 
him hear. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this 
parable be ? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the myste- 
ries of the kingdom of God : but to others in parables; that seeing 
they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Now 
the parable is this : The seed is the word of God. Those by the 
wayside are they that hear j then cometh the devil, and taketh away 
the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word 
with joy ; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and 
in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns 
arc they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with 
cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to per- 
fection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest 
and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit 
with patience. 

The Epistle, 2 Cor. xi. 19— xii. 9. 

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. For ye 
suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a 
man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the 
face. I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. 
Howbcit, whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly) I am bold 
also. Are they Hebrews ? so am I. Are they Israelites ? so am I. 
Are they the seed of Abraham ? so am I. Are they ministers of 



58 SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 

Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abun- 
dant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths 
oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice 
was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered ship- 
wreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeyings 
often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own 
countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils 
in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false breth- 
ren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger 
and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those 
things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care 
of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is 
offended, and I burn not ? If I must needs glory, I will glory of 
the things which concern mine infirmities. The God and Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth 
that I lie not. In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king 
kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to appre- 
hend me ; and through a window in a basket was I let down by the 
wall, and escaped his hands. It is not expedient for me doubtless 
to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew 
a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I 
cannot tell ; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell : God know- 
eth ;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such 
a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell : God 
knoweth ;) how that he was caught up into paradise, and heard un- 
speakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Of such 
an one will I glory : yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infir- 
mities. For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool ; 
for I will say the truth : but now I forbear, lest any man should 
think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth 
of me. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the 
abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the 
flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted 
above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it 
might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is suffi- 
cient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most 
gladly therefore will I rather glory in mine infirmities, that the 
power of Christ may rest upon me. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, the Creator of the ends 
of the earth, who givest power to the faint, and strength 



SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 50 

to them that have no might ; look mercifully, we beseech 
Thee, on our low estate, and cause Thy grace to triumph 
in our weakness ; that we may arise and follow in the 
way of righteousness those who by their faith and patience 
already inherit the promises : through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



£mto[ Mm fent — <§rapapima; t nx (tomip. 

The Gospel, St. Luke xviii. 31-43. 

Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, 
we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the pro- 
phets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he 
shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spite- 
fully entreated, and spitted on : and they shall scourge him, and 
put him to death; and the third day he shall rise again. And they 
understood none of these things : and this saying was hid from them, 
neither knew they the things which were spoken. And it came to 
pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man 
sat by the wayside, begging : and hearing the multitude pass by, 
he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth 
passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have 
mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him, that he 
should hold his peace : but he cried so much the more, Thou Son 
of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded 
him to be brought unto him : and when he was come near, he asked 
him, saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee ? And he 
said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, 
Receive thy sight : thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he 
received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God : and all the 
people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. 

The Epistle, ICor. xiii. 1-13. 

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have 
not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all myste- 
ries, and all knowledge ; and though I have all faith, so that I could 
remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though 
I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body 



60 FIRST DAY IN LENT — ASH-WEDNESDAY. 

to be burned, and have not charity, it profitetli me nothing. Charity 
suffereth long, and is kind ; charity envieth not ; charity vaunteth 
not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seek- 
eth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth 
not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, be- 
lieveth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity 
never faileth : but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail ; 
whether there be tongues, they shall cease ; whether there be know- 
ledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy 
in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which 
is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a 
child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child : but when I 
became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through 
a glass, darkly ; but then face to face : now I know in part ; but 
then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth 
faith, hope, charity, these three ; but the greatest of these is charity. 

The Collect. 

Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings with- 
out charity are nothing worth ; send Thy Holy Ghost, 
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of cha- 
rity, the very bond of perfectness, and of all virtues ; with- 
out which, whosoever liveth is counted dead before Thee. 
Grant this for Thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen, 



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The Gospel, St. Matt. vi. 16-21. 

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad coun- 
tenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto 
men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But 
thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face ; that 
thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in 
secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee 
openly. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where 
moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and 
steal : but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither 



FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. 61 

moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through 
Qor steal, for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 

The Epistle, Joel ii. 12-18. 

Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your 
heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning : and 
rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your 
God : for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kind- 
ness, and repenteth him of the evil. "Who knoweth if he will return 
and repent, and leave a blessing behind him ; even a meat offering 
and a drink offering unto the Lord your God ? Blow the trumpet in 
Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly : gather the people, 
sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, 
and those that suck the breasts : let the bridegroom go forth of his 
chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the min- 
isters of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let 
them say, Spare thy people, Lord, and give not thine heritage to 
reproach, that the heathen should rule over them : wherefore should 
they say among the people, Where is their God ? Then will the 
Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who Latest nothing 
that Thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those 
who are penitent ; create and make in us new and con- 
trite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and 
acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of Thee, 
the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



$int Sttufcai! in $*ni— litftfltalrit. 



The Gospel, St. Matt. iv. 1-11. 

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be 
tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty 
nights, he was afterward ahungered. And when the tempter 
came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that 
these stones be made bread, But he answered and said, It is writ- 
6 



62 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. 

ten, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that pro- 
ceeded out of the mouth of Grod. Then the devil taketh him up 
into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 
and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of Grod, cast thyself down : 
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee : 
and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou 
dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written 
again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy Grod. Again, the devil 
taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him 
all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; and saith 
unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down 
and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Gret thee hence, 
Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy Grod, and 
him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and, be- 
hold, angels came and ministered unto him. 



The Epistle, 2 Cor. vi. 1-10. 

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye 
receive not the grace of Grod in vain. For he saith, I have heard 
thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I suc- 
coured thee : behold, now is the accepted time ; behold, now is the 
day of salvation. Giving no offence in anything, that the ministry 
be not blamed : but in all things approving ourselves, as the min- 
isters of Grod, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in dis- 
tresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in 
watchings, in fastings; by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffer- 
ing, by kindness, by the Holy Grhost, by love unfeigned, by the 
word of truth, by the power of Grod, by the armour of righteousness 
on the right hand and on the left , by honour and dishonour, by 
evil report and good report : as deceivers, and yet true ; as un- 
known, and yet well known ; as dying, and, behold, we live ; as 
chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as 
poor, yet making many rich ; as having nothing, and yet possessing 
all things. 

The Collect. 

We beseech Thee, Lord, by the mystery of our Sa- 
viour's fasting and temptation, to arm us with the same 
mind that was in Him toward all evil and sin ; and give 
us grace to keep our bodies in such holy discipline, that 



SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. 63 

our minds may be always ready to resist Satan, and obey 
the motions of Thy Holy Spirit : through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Matt. xv. 21-28. 

Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre 
and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same 
coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, 
thou son of David ; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and be- 
sought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But 
he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the 
house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, 
Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take 
the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, 
Lord : yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's 
table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, woman, great is 
thy faith : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter 
was made whole from that very hour. 

The Epistle, 1 Thess. iv. 1-8. 

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by 
the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk 
and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye 
know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For 
this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should ab- 
stain from fornication : that every one of you should know how to 
possess his vessel in sanctification and honour ; not in the lust of 
concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God : that no 
man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter : because that 
the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you 
and testified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but 
unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but 
God, who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit. 



64 THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, who seest the helpless misery of our 
fallen life ; vouchsafe unto us, we humbly beseech Thee, 
both the outward and inward defence of Thy guardian 
care ; that we may be shielded from the evils which assault 
the body, and be kept pure from all thoughts that harm 
and pollute the soul : through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke xi. 14-28. 

And lie was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came 
to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake ; and the peo- 
ple wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through 
Beelzebub the chief of the devils. And others, tempting him, sought 
of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said 
unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to deso- 
lation ; and a house divided against a house falleth. If Satan also 
be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand ? because 
ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if I by Beel- 
zebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out ? there- 
fore shall they be your judges. But if I with the finger of God cast 
out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. When 
a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace : but 
when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, 
he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth 
his spoils. He that is not with me is against me j and he that 
gathereth not with me scattereth. When the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest ; and find- 
ing none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then 
goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than 
himself; and they enter in, and dwell there : and the last state of 
that man is worse than the first. And it came to pass, as he spake 
these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, 
and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the 
paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea, rather, blessed are 
they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 



-FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 65 

The Epistle, Eph. v. 1-9. 

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children ; and walk in 
love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an 
offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But 
fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once 
named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish 
talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of 
thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean per- 
son, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in 
the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with 
vain words : for because of these things cometh the wrath of God 
upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers 
with them. For ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light 
in the Lord : walk as children of light ; for the fruit of the Spirit is 
in all goodness and righteousness and truth. 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, who hast hcen the hope and confidence 
of Thy people in all ages ; mercifully regard, we "beseech 
Thee, the prayer with which we cry unto Thee out of the 
depths, and stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty 
for our salvation and defence : through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John. vi. 1-14. 

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is 
the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because 
they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his dis- 
ciples. And the passovcr, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When 
Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto 
him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these 
may eat ? And this he said to prove him : for he himself knew 
what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth 
of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take 
a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith 
6* E 



bb FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 

unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and 
two small fishes : but what are they among so many ? And Jesus 
said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the 
place. So the men set down, in number about five thousand. And 
Jesus took the loaves ; and when he had given thanks, he distri- 
buted to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down ; 
and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were 
filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that re- 
main, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, 
and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, 
which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then 
those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, 
This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world. 

The Epistle, Gal. iv. 21-31. 

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the 
law ? For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a 
bondmaid, the other by a free woman. But he who was of the 
bondwoman was born after the flesh ; but he of the free woman was 
by promise. Y\^hich things are an allegory : for these are the two 
covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bond- 
age, which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and 
answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her 
children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mo- 
ther of us all. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest 
not ; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not : for the desolate 
hath many more children than she which hath a husband. Now 
we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. But as 
then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born 
after the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what saith the 
Scripture ? Cast out the bondwoman and her son : for the son of the 
bondwoman -shall not be heir with the son of the free woman. So 
then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. 

The Collect. 

Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering and 
abundant in goodness and truth ; enter not into judgment 
with Thy servants, we beseech Thee, but be pleased of 
Thy great kindness to grant, that we who are now right- 
eously afflicted and bowed down by the sense of our sins, 



FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 67 

may be refreshed and lifted up with the joy of Thy salva- 
tion : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John viii. 4G-59. 



Which of you convinceth me of sin ? And if I say the truth, 
why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's 
words : ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then 
answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou 
art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? Jesus answered, I have not a 
devil ; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I 
seek not mine own glory : there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 
Yerily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall 
never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that 
thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets ; and thou 
sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art 
thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead ? and the pro- 
phets are dead : whom makest thou thyself ? Jesus answered, If I 
honour myself, my honour is nothing : it is my Father that honour- 
eth me; of whom ye say, that he. is your God: yet ye have not 
known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, 
I shall be a liar like unto you : but I know him, and keep his say- 
ing. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day : and he saw it, 
and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty 
years old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said unto them, 
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then 
took they up stones to cast at him : but Jesus hid himself, and went 
out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed 

by. 

The Epistle, Heb. ix. 11-15. 

But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a 
greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to 
say, not of this building ; neither by the blood of goats and calves, 
but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having 
obtained eternal redemption for us. For if -the blood of bulls and 
of goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth 
to the purifying of the flesh; how much more shall the blood of 
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot 



68 SIXTH SUNDAY IN LENT — PALM SUNDAY. 

to Grod, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living 
Grod ? And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, 
that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that 
were under the first testament, they which are called might receive 
the promise of eternal inheritance. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and most merciful God. who hast given Thy 
Son to die for our sins, and to obtain forgiveness and re- 
demption for us through His own blood ; let the merit of 
this spotless sacrifice, we beseech Thee, purge our con- 
sciences from dead works, that we may serve Thee, the 
living God, and receive the promise of eternal inheritance 
in Christ Jesus our Lord : to whom, with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. 
Amen. 



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[During the Holy Week, there should be Divine Service every day ; in 
which case, the entire gospel history of Christ's Passion and Death should be 
read. J 



The Gospel, Si. John xii. 1-16. 

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where 
Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 
There they made him a supper ; and Martha served : but Lazarus 
was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a 
pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet 
of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair : and the house was filled 
with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, 
Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not 
this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor ? 
This he said, not that he cared for the poor ; but because he was a 
thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. Then said 
Jesus, Let her alone : against the day of my burying hath she kept 
this. For the poor always ye have with you ; but me ye have not 
always. Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there : 
and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see 
Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. But the chief 
priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death ; because 



GOOD FRIDAY. 69 

that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, ana oelieved on 
Jesus. On the next day much people that were come to the feast, 
when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches 
of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Ilosanna ! 
Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. 
And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon ; as it is 
written, Fear not, daughter of Zion : behold, thy King cometh, sit- 
ting on an ass's colt. These things understood not his disciples at 
the first : but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that 
these things were written of him, and that they had done these 
things unto him. 

The Epistle, Phil. ii. 5-10. 

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus : who, 
being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with 
God : but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the, form 
of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men : and being found 
in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto 
death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly 
exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name : 
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in hea- 
ven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, whose Son, onr Saviour 
Jesus Christ, for an example of humility to the world, 
took upon Him our flesh and endured the passion of the 
cross ; mercifully grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be 
counted worthy to have part, both in the fellowship of 
His sufferings and in the glorious power of His resurrec- 
tion : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor 
and glory, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John xix. 1-37. 

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the 
soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they 
put on him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews ! and 
they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, 



70 GOOD FRIDAY. 

and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may 
know that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing; 
the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto 
them, Behold the man ! When the chief priests therefore and offi- 
cers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. 
Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him : for I find 
no fault in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by 
our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. 
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid ; 
and went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, 
Whence art thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith 
Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me ? knowest thou not that 
I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee ? Jesus 
answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it 
were .given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto 
thee hath the greater sin. And from thenceforth Pilate sought to 
release him : but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man 
go, thou art not Ca3sar's friend : whosoever maketh himself a king 
speaketh against Csesar. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, 
he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place 
that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it 
was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour : and 
he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King ! But they cried out, 
Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, 
Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have 
no king but Caesar. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to 
be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. And he 
bearing his cross went forth into a place, called the place of a skull, 
which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha : where they crucified him, 
and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. 
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing 
was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
This title then read many of the Jews ; for the place where Jesus 
was crucified was nigh to the city ; and it was written in Hebrew, 
and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of. the Jews to 
Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that he said, I am 
King of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written I have 
written. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his 
garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part ; and also his 
coat : now the coat was without seam, woven from the top through- 
out. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but 
cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that the Scripture might be ful- 



GOOD FRIDAY. 71 

filled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for 
my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers 
did. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his 
mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene. 
"When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, 
whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son ! 
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother ! And from that 
hour that disciple took her unto his own home. After this, Jesus 
knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture 
might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a vessel full 
of vinegar : and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon 
hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received 
the vinegar, he said, It is finished : and he bowed his head, and 
gave up the ghost. The Jews therefore, because it was the prepa- 
ration, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sab- 
bath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that 
their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the 
other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, 
and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs : but one 
of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came 
there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his 
record is true ; and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might 
believe. For these things were done, that the scripture should be 
fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again another 
scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. 

The Epistle, Heb. x. 1-25. 

For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the 
very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices, which they 
offered year by year continually, make the comers thereunto perfect. 
For then would they not have ceased to be offered ? because that the 
worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of 
sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of 
sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and 
of goats should take away sins. Wherefore, when he cometh into 
the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a 
body hast thou prepared me : in burnt offerings and sacrifices for 
sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the vo- 
lume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, God. Above 
when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offer- 



72 GOOD ffftlBAY. 

ing for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein ; which 
are offered by the law ; then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, 
God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body 
of Jesus Christ once for alL And every priest standeth daily min- 
istering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never 
take away sins : but this malij after he had offered one sacrifice far 
sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God ; from henceforth 
expecting till his enemies be made his footstool; For by one offers 
ing he hath perfected for eve? them that are sanctified. Whereof 
the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us : for after that he had said 
before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those 
days, saith the Lord ; I will put my laws into their hearts, and in 
their minds will I Write them ; and their sins and iniquities will I 
remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no 
more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter 
into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way^ 
which he hath consecrated for us, through the vail, that is to say, 
his flesh j and having a high priest over the house of God ; let us 
draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our 
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience^ and our bodies washed with 
pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without 
wavering ; for he is faithful that promised ; let us consider one an- 
other to provoke unto love and to good works : not forsaking the 
assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is ; but ex- 
horting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day 
approaching; 

The Collect. 

RiGHTEotJg and holy God, who hast manifested to- 
ward us Thine unfathomable love, in not sparing Thine 
own Son, but delivering Him up for us all; by the memory 
of His bitter death, by the awful mystery of His sorrows 
in the garden and upon the cross, We humbly beseech 
Thee to have mercy upon us and upon all men, and to 
make known Thy saving health among the nations, that 
He may see of the travail of His soul and be satisfied : to 
whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory^ 
World without end. Amen. 



EASTER EVE. 73 



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The Gospel, St. Matt, xxvii. 57-G6. 

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, 
named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: he went to 
Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the 
body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he 
wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, 
which he had hewn out in the rock : and he rolled a great stone to 
the door of the sepulchre, and departed. And there was Mary Mag- 
dalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. Now 
the next da}-, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief 
priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we re- 
member that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three 
days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be 
made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and 
steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : 
so the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto 
them, Ye have a watch : go your way, make it as sure as you can. 
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and 
setting a watch. 

The Epistle, 1 Pet. iii. 17-22. 

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well 
doing, than for evil doing. For Christ also hath once suffered for 
sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being 
put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit : by which 
also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; which some- 
time were disobedient, when once the long suffering of God waited 
in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that 
is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto 
even baptism doth also now save us, (not the putting away of the 
filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) 
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ : who is gone into heaven, and 
is on the right hand of God ; angels and authorities and powers 
being made subject unto him. 
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74 EASTER DAY. 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, who, by the descent of our Saviour 
Jesus Christ into hell, and His rising again from the dead, 
hast given assurance that the spirits of those who sleep in 
Him do abide in joy and felicity ; grant unto us, we be- 
seech Thee, such steadfast faith and lively hope, that we 
may purify ourselves as He is pure ; and that we, with 
Thy whole redeemed church, may speedily attain unto 
the resurrection of the dead, when our mortal bodies 
shall put on immortality and incorruption, and we shall 
be changed into the likeness of His glorious body ; who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one 
God, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John xx. 1-10. 

The first day of the week coineth Mary Magdalene early, when it 
was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away 
from the sepulchre. Then she runneth and cometh to Simon Peter, 
and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, 
They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know 
not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that 
other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both to- 
gether : and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to 
the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the 
linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter 
following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen 
clothes lie, and the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with 
the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then 
went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, 
and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, 
that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went 
away again unto their own home. 

The Epistle, Col. iii. 1-11. 

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, 
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection 



MONDAY IN EASTER WEEK. 75 

on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and 
your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, 
shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify 
therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, un- 
cleanness, inordinate aifection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, 
which is idolatry : for which things' sake the wrath of God cometh 
on the children of disobedience : in the which ye also walked some- 
time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these ; 
anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your 
mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old 
man with his deeds; and have put on the 'new man, which is re- 
newed in knowledge after the image of him that created him : where 
there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, 
Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free : but Christ is all, and in all. 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, who through the resurrection of Thine 
only begotten Son Jesus Christ, hast overcome death, and 
opened unto us the gate of everlasting life ; assist and 
support in us, we beseech Thee, the aspirations of Thy 
heavenly grace, that dying unto sin always, and living 
unto righteousness, w r e may at last triumph over death 
and the grave, in the full image of our risen Lord : to 
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and 
glory, w r orld without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke xxiv. 13-35. 

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called 
Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And 
they talked together of all these things which had happened. And 
it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, 
Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were 
holden that they should not know him. And he said unto them, 
What manner of communications are these that ye have one to an- 
other, as ye walk, and are sad? And the one of them, whose name 



76 MONDAY IN EASTER WEEK. 

was Cleopas, answering, said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in 
Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass 
there in these days ? And he said unto them, What things ? And 
they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a 
prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people : 
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be con- 
demned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it 
had been he which should have redeemed Israel : and beside all 
this, to day is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and 
certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were 
early at the sepulchre ; and when they found not his body, they 
came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said 
that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went 
to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said : but 
him they saw not. Then he said unto them, fools, and slow of 
heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken ! Ought not 
Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory ? 
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto 
them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. And they 
drew nigh unto the village, whither they went : and he made as 
though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, 
saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far 
spent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as 
he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, 
and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew 
him ; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to 
another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us 
by the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures ? And they 
rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the 
eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, saying, 
The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they 
told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of 
them in breaking of bread. 



The Epistle, Acts x. 34-43. 

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive 
that God is no respecter of persons : but in every nation he that 
feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The 
word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace 
bv Jesus Christ : he is Lord of all : that word, I say, you know, 
which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, 



FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 77 

after the baptism which John preached; how God anointed Jesus 
of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power : who went about 
doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil ; for 
God was with him. And we arc witnesses of all things which he 
did, both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they 
slew and hanged on a tree : him God raised up the third day, and 
shewed him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen 
before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he 
rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the 
people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be 
the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, 
that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive 
remission of sins. 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, who from the tomb of our Lord Jesus 
Christ hast caused the light of Eternal Life to shine upon 
the world; be pleased, at this season of solemn joy, to 
shed abroad Thy love in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, 
and to inflame them with heavenly desires ; that we may 
continually seek the things which are above, where Christ 
sitteth at Thy right hand, and so, abiding in purity of 
heart and mind, may at length attain unto Thine everlast- 
ing kingdom, there to dwell in the glorious light of Thy 
presence, world without end : through the same Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John xx. 19-31. 

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, 
when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for 
fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto 
them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed 
unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, 



78 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be 
unto you : as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And 
when he had said this, he breathed on the in, and saith unto them, 
Receive ye the Holy Ghost : whosesoever sins ye remit, they are 
remitted unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are re- 
tained. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not 
with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said 
unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except 
I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger 
into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will 
not believe. And after eight days again his disciples were within, 
and Thomas with them : then came Jesus, the doors being shut, 
and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith 
he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and 
reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side ; and be not faith- 
less, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My 
Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou 
hast seen me, thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not 
seen, and yet have believed. And many other signs truly did Jesus 
in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book : 
but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the 
Christ, the Son of God ; and that believing ye might have life 
through his name. 

The Epistle, 1 John v. 4-12. 

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world : and this 
is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he 
that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the 
Son of God '/ This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus 
Christ ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the 
Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there 
are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the 
Holy Ghost : and these three are one. And there are three that 
bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood : and 
these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the 
witness of God is greater : for this is the witness of God which he 
hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath 
the witness in himself : he that believeth not God hath made him a 
liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and 
this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he 
that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 



SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 79 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, who hast brought again from the dead 
our Lord Jesus, the glorious Prince of salvation, with 
everlasting victory over hell and the grave ; grant unto us 
power, we beseech Thee, to rise with Him to newness of 
life, that we may overcome the world with the victory of 
faith, and have part at last in the resurrection of the just : 
through the merits of this same risen Saviour, who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one 
God, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John x. 11-1G. 

I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd giveth Ills life for 
the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whoso 
own the sheep arc not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, 
and fleeth j and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 
The hireling liecth, because he is a hireling, and careth not for the 
sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known 
of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father : 
and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, 
which are not of this fold : them also I must bring, and they shall 
hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 



The Epistle, 1 Pet. ii. 20-25. 

For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye 
shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, 
ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with G-od. For even here- 
unto were ye called : because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us 
an example, that ye should follow his steps : who did no sin., nei- 
ther was guile found in his mouth : who, when he was reviled, re- 
viled not again ; when he suffered, he threatened not ; but committed 
himself to him that judgeth righteously : who his own self bare our 
sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should 



80 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

live unto righteousness : by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye 
were as sheep going astray ; but are now returned unto the Shep- 
herd and Bishop of your souls. 



The Collect. 

God, who, of Thine abundant mercy, hast begotten 
ns again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus 
Christ from the dead ; let Thy great love constrain us, we 
beseech Thee, to rise up, forsake all, and follow Him ; 
that as we have been redeemed by His blood, so we may 
walk also in the light of His holy example, and be joined 
to Him evermore as the Shepherd and Bishop of our 
souls : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor 
and glory, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John xvi. 16-22. 

A little while, and ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, 
and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Then said some 
of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto 
us, A little while, and ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, 
and ye shall see me : and, Because I go to the Father ? They said 
therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while ? we cannot 
tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask 
hiin, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I 
said, A little while, and ye shall not see me : and again, a little 
while, and ye shall see me ? Verily, verily, I say unto you. That ye 
shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice; and ye shall be 
sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when 
she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come : but as soon 
as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the an- 
guish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now there- 
fore have sorrow : but I will see you again, and your heart shall 
rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. 



FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 81 

The Epistle, 1 Pet. ii. 11-19. 

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain 
from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul ; having your conver- 
sation honest among the Gentiles : that, whereas they speak against 
you as evil doers, they may by your good works, which they shall 
behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to 
every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake : whether it be to the 
king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by 
him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that 
do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put 
to silence the ignorance of foolish men : as free, and not using your 
liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. 
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the 
king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only 
to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thank- 
worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering 
wrongfully. 

The Collect. 

God of all truth and grace, who hast caused the Sun of 
Righteousness to arise upon a dark and benighted world, 
in bringing up Thy Holy One from the grave; be pleased 
graciously so to illuminate the souls of Thy people with 
the beams of heavenly wisdom, that they may continually 
walk in Thy light, and know both to avoid evil and to 
follow after that which is good : through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John xvi. 5-15. 

But now I go my way to him that sent me ; and none of you ask- 
eth me, Whither goest thou ? But because I have said these things 
unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the 
truth ; It is expedient for you that I go away : for if I go not away, 
the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send 

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82 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world 
of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they 
believe not on me j of righteousness, because I go to my Father, 
and ye see me no more; of judgment, because the prince of this 
world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye 
cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is 
come, he will guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak of him- 
self ; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak : and he will 
shew you things to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall receive 
of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father 
-hath are mine : therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and 
shall shew it unto you. 



The Epistle, St. James i. 16-21. 

Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every 
perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of 
lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of 
his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be 
a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved breth- 
ren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath : 
for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of Grod. Where- 
fore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and re- 
ceive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your 
souls. 

The Collect. 

O God, the Father of lights, from whom cometh down 
every good and perfect gift, and who art Thyself the only 
satisfying portion of the souls which Thou hast made ; 
grant us grace, we beseech Thee, to raise our thoughts 
and affections from earth to heaven, and to breathe con- 
tinually after Thy presence ; that so, in the midst of all 
worldly vanity and change, our hearts may surely there 
be fixed, where alone are to be found true joys and ever- 
lasting peace : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 



FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 83 



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The Gospel, St. John xvi. 23-33. 

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say 
unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will 
give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, and 
ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things have I 
spoken unto you in proverbs : but the time cometh, when I shall no 
more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the 
Father. At that day ye shall ask in my name : and I say not unto 
you, that I will pray the Father for you : for the Father himself 
loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came 
out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into 
the world : again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. His 
disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest 
no proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and 
needest not that any man should ask thee : by this we believe that 
thou earnest forth from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now 
believe ? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall 
be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and 
yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things I 
have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the 
world ye shall have tribulation : but be of good cheer ; I have over- 
come the world. 

The Epistle, St. James i. 22-27. 

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your 
own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he 
is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass : for he bc- 
holdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what 
manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of 
liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but 
a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any 
man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, 
but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure reli- 
gion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the 
fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself un- 
spotted from the world. 



81 ASCENSIONDAY. 

The Collect. 

Vouchsafe unto us, Lord, the inspirations of Thy 
salutary grace, and quicken us according to Thy word ; 
that knowing what is right, and approving that which is 
good, we may, by patient continuance in well-doing, seek 
for glory and honor and immortality ; and so finally, 
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through 
lust, find an entrance ministered unto us abundantly into 
the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
"Christ: to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be 
honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Mark xvi. 14-20. 

Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and 
upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because 
they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And 
he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel 
to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; 
but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall 
follow them that believe ; in my name shall they cast out devils ; 
they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; 
and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they 
shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then, after 
the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, 
and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and 
preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming 
the word with signs following. Amen. 

The EriSTLE, Acts i. 1—11. 

The former treatise have I made, Theophilus, of all that Jesus 
began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, 
after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto 
the apostles whom he had chosen : to whom also he shewed himself 
alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them 



ASCENSION DA Y. 85 

forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of 
God : and, being assembled together with them, commanded them 
that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the pro- 
mise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John 
truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy 
Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come to- 
gether, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time 
restore ao-ain the kins-dom to Israel ? And he said unto them, It 

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is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father 
hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that 
the Holy Ghost is come upon you : and ye shall be witnesses unto 
me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto 
the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these 
things, while they beheld, he was taken up ; and a cloud received 
him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward 
heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white 
apparel ; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing 
up into heaven ? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into 
heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into 
heaven. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who on this day didst 
glorify Thy Son Jesus, by receiving Him up into heaven, 
and setting Him at Thine own right hand, far above all 
principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and 
every name that is named, not only in this world, but also 
in that which is to come ; work in us, we beseech Thee, 
such firm and abiding faith in this mystery as may raise 
us in heart and mind above all things here below, to dwell 
with Christ in heavenly places, and to possess in Him our 
true life ; so that when He shall appear again, according 
to His word, we also may appear with Him in glory ever- 
lasting : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
worship and praise, world without end. Amen. 
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86 SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION DAY, 



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The Gospel, St. John xv. 26 — xvi. 1. 

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from 
the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the 
Father, he shall testify of me : and ye also shall bear witness, be- 
cause ye have been with me from the beginning. These things have 
I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 



The Epistle, 1 Pet iv. 7-11. 

But the end of all things is at hand : be ye therefore sober, and 
watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity 
among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 
Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man 
hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as 
good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let 
him speak as the oracles of God \ if any man minister, let him do 
it as of the ability which God giveth ; that God in all things may 
be glorified through Jesus Christ : to whom be praise and dominion 
for ever and ever. Amen. 



The Collect. 

God, the King of glory, who through the Resurrec- 
tion and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, hast opened 
the kingdom of heaven to all believers; leave us not or- 
phans, we beseech Thee, in our weary mortal state, but 
send unto us the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; who may 
guide us always in the way of truth and peace, and bring 
us in the end to those mansions of rest in which Christ 
now dwells and reigns : to whom, with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. 
Amen. 



WHITSUNDAY — PENTECOST. 87 



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The Gospel, St. John xiv. 15-31. 

If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the 
Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide 
with you for ever ; even the Spirit of truth ; whom the world cannot 
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him : but ye 
know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will 
not leave you comfortless : I will come to you. Yet a little while, 
and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me : because I live, ye 
shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, 
and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, 
and kecpeth them, he it is that loveth me : and he that loveth me 
shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest 
myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is 
it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world ? 
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep 
my words : and my Father will love him, and we will come unto 
him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keep- 
eth not my sayings : and the word which ye hear is not mine, but 
the Father's which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, 
being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy 
Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you 
all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I 
have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto 
you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart 
be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto 
you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would 
rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father : for my Father is 
greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, 
that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will 
not talk much with you : for the prince of this world cometh, and 
hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the 
Father ; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. 
Arise, let us go hence. 

The Epistle, Acts ii. 1-11. 

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with 
one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from 



88 WHIT MONDAY. 

heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where 
they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues 
like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all 
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, 
as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at 
Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and 
were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his 
own language. And they were all amazed, and marvelled, saying 
one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans ? 
x and how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were 
born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in 
Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about 
Cyrene, and strangers of Home, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and 
Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful 
works of God. 

The Collect. 

God of all peace and consolation, who cliclst gloriously 
fulfil the great promise of the Gospel, by sending down 
Thy Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost, to establish the 
Church as the home of His continual presence and pow r er 
among men ; mercifully grant unto us, we beseech Thee, 
this same gift of the Spirit, to renew, illuminate, refresh, 
and sanctify our dying souls, to be over us and around us 
like the light and dew of heaven, and to be in us ever- 
more as a well of water springing up into everlasting life : 
through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, be honor and glory, w T oiid 
without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John iii. 16-21. 

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ever- 
lasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn 
the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He 



WHITMONDAY. 89 

that believeth on him is not condemned : but he that believeth not 
is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of 
the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that 
light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than 
light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil 
hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should 
be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his 
deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 

The Epistle, Acts x. 34-48. 

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive 
that God is no respecter of persons : but in every nation he that 
feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The 
word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace 
by Jesus Christ : he is Lord of all : that word, I say, ye know, 
which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, 
after the baptism which John preached ; how God anointed Jesus 
of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power : who went about 
doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for 
God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he 
did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom they 
slew and hanged on a tree : him God raised up the third day, and 
shewed him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen 
before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he 
rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the 
people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be 
the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets wit- 
ness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall re- 
ceive remission of sins. While Peter yet spake these words, the 
Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. And they of the 
circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with 
Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of 
the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and 
magnify God. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, 
that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy 
Ghost as well as we ? And he commanded them to be baptized in 
the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. 

The Collect. 

Most glorious and blessed God, who, through the Holy 
Ghost, hast made Thy One Catholic Church to be the 



90 TRINITY SUNDAY. 

Body of Christ, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all ; 
we humbly beseech Thee to grant unto us, and to all Thy 
people, such strong and steadfast faith in this great mys- 
tery of grace, that being safely defended from all heresy 
and schism, we may ever abide in the unity of the Spirit, 
and so grow up into Him in all things which is the Head, 
even Christ: to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever one God, be all honor and praise, world without end. 
Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. John iii. 1-15. 

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of 
the Jews : the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, 
Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God ; for no man 
can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? 
can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born ? 
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be 
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom 
of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is 
born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye 
must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou 
nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and 
whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nico- 
demus answered and said unto him, How can these things be ? 
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and 
knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We 
speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen ) and ye re- 
ceive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye 
believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things ? 
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down 
from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as 
Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son 
of man be lifted up : that whosoever believeth in him st>uld not 
perish, but have eternal life. 



TRINITY SUNDAY. 91 

The Epistle, Rev. iv. 1-11. 

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven : 
and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking 
with me j which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things 
which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the Spirit : 
and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone : 
and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto 
an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty 
seats : and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, 
clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of 
gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings 
and voices : and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the 
throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne 
there was a sea of glass, like unto crystal : and in the midst of the 
throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes 
before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the 
second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and 
the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had 
each of them six wings about him ; and they were full of eyes within : 
and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God 
Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those 
beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the 
throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders fall 
down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth 
for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 
Thou art worthy, Lord, to receive glory and honour and power : 
for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and 
were created. 

The Collect. 

O God, the Creator and Saviour of the world, who hast 
made Thyself known in the work of man's redemption, as 
the Mystery of the ever adorable Trinity, Father, Son, 
and Holy Ghost, Three in One and One in Three ; reveal 
in us, we beseech Thee, the full power of this faith, into 
which we have been planted by baptism ; that being born 
of water and of the Spirit, we may by a life of holiness be 
formed into Thine image here, and rise to Thy blissful 
presence hereafter: there to join, with the song of the 
seraphim, in praising Thee, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke xvi. 19-31. 

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and 
fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day : and there was a cer- 
tain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich 
man's table : moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And 
it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels 
into Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died, and was buried; and 
in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham 
afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father 
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip 
the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tor- 
mented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou 
in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil 
things : but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And 
beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed : so 
that they which would pass from hence to you cannot ; neither can 
they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray 
thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's 
house : for I have five brethren ; that he may testify unto them, 
lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto 
him, They have Moses and the prophets ; let them hear them. And 
he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if one went unto them from the 
dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not 
Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, thougli one 
rose from the dead. 

The Epistle, 1 John iv. 7-21. 

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every 
one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth 
not, knoweth not God ; for God is love. In this was manifested the 
love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son 
into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not 
that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the 
propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also 
to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we 



SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 9-3 

love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in 
us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him ; and he in us, because 
he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify, 
that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Who- 
soever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in 
him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love 
that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love 
dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, 
that we may have boldness in the day of judgment : because as he 
is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love ; but perfect 
love casteth out fear : because fear hath torment. He that fcareth, 
is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved 
us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar : 
for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he 
love God whom he hath not seen ? And this commandment have 
we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. 

The Collect. 

O God, the strength of all them that put their trust in 
Thee, who hast not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain 
salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ ; because through the 
weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing 
without Thee, we beseech Thee to grant us the help of 
Thy grace, and to breathe into us that divine charity 
which is the fulfilling of the law ; that in keeping Thy 
commandments we may please Thee both in will and 
deed, and be counted worthy, after the sufferings of this 
life, to reign with Christ in heaven : to whom, with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, w r orld without 
end. Amen 



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The Gospel, St. Luke xiv. 16-24. 

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and 
bade many : and sent his servant at supper time to say to them that 
were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all 
with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I 



94 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it : I 
pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five 
yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : I pray thee have me excused. 
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot 
come. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. 
Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go 
out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither 
the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the 
servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet 
there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the 
.highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house 
may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which 
were bidden shall taste of my supper. 

The Epistle, 1 John iii. 13-24. 

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that 
we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. 
He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth 
his brother is a murderer : and ye know that no murderer hath eter- 
nal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, be- 
cause he laid down his life for us : and we ought to lay down our 
lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth 
his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion 
from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little children, 
let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in 
truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall 
assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is 
greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our 
heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And 
whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his com- 
mandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And 
this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of 
his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us command- 
ment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, 
and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth' in us, by the 
Spirit which he hath given us. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, the source of all life 
and joy, who, by the glad sound of the gospel, hast called 
us to have part in Thy kingdom and glory; shine power- 



THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 95 

fully into our hearts, we beseech Thee, by Thy word and 
Spirit, and draw us with the cords of Thy constraining 
grace ; that we may heartily choose that good part which 
shall not be taken away from us, and give all diligence to 
make our calling and election sure : through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke xv. 1-10. 

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to 
hear him. And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, This 
man receiveth sinners, and eatcth with them. And he spake this 
parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having a hundred 
sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in 
the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And 
when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And 
when he comcth home, he calleth together his friends and neigh- 
bours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my 
sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in 
heaven over one sinner that rcpentcth, more than over ninety and nine 
just persons which need no repentance. Either what woman having 
ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, 
and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? And when 
she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours to- 
gether, saying, Rejoice with me ; for I have found the piece which 
I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the presence 
of the angels of God over one sinner that repentcth. 

The Epistle, 1 Pet v. 5-11. 

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all 
of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility : for 
God resisteth the proud, and givcth grace to the humble. Humble 
yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may 
exalt you in due time : casting all your care upon him ; for he careth 
for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, 
as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 
whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions 
are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the 



\)b FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ 
Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, esta- 
blish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory and dominion for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

The Collect. 

God, the Lord, strong to deliver and mighty to save, 
who hast been the refuge and dwelling-place of Thy peo- 
ple in all generations ; perfect and fulfil in us, we beseech 
Thee, the work of Thy converting grace, and be pleased 
v to confirm us in every good purpose and deed ; that 
having been called into the way of righteousness, we may 
have power to continue steadfastly in the same until the 
day of Jesus Christ: to whom, with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, be all honor and praise, world without end. Amen. 



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The GosrEL, St. Luke vi. 36-42. 

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge 
not, and ye shall not be judged ; condemn not, and ye shall not be 
condemned : forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : give, and it shall be 
given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, 
and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the 
same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 
And he spake a parable unto them • Can the blind lead the blind ? 
shall they not both fall into the ditch ? The disciple is not above 
his master : but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. 
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but 
perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Either how canst 
thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is 
in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in 
thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine 
own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that 
is in thy brother's eye. 

The Epistle, Rom. viii. 18-23. 

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not 
worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 



FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 97 

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifes- 
tation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to 
vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the 
same in hope j because the creature itself also shall be delivered from 
the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children 
of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travail- 
eth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves 
also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan 
within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption 
of our body. 

The Collect. 

God, whose favor is life, and in whose presence there 
is fulness of peace and joy ; vouchsafe unto us, we beseech 
Thee, such an abiding sense of the reality and glory of 
those things which Thou hast prepared for them that love 
Thee, as may serve to raise us above the vanity of this 
present world, both in its pleasures and in its necessary 
trials and pains ; so that under Thy guidance and help 
all things here shall work together for our everlasting sal- 
vation : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke v. 1-11. 

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear 
the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two 
ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of 
them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the 
ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out 
a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out 
of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, 
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 
And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all 
the night, and have taken nothing : nevertheless at thy word I will 
let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a 
great multitude of fishes : and their net brake. And they beckoned 
unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should 
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98 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so 
that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down 
at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, 
O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the 
draught of the fishes which they had taken : and so was also James 
and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. 
And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt 
catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they 
forsook all, and followed him. 



The Epistle, 1 Pet. iii. 8-15. 

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; 
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous : not rendering- evil for 
evil, or railing for railing : but contrariwise blessing ; knowing that 
ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he 
that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue 
from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile : let him eschew 
evil, and do good ; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes 
of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their 
prayers : but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. And 
who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is 
good ? But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye : 
and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled ; but sanctify 
the Lord God in your hearts : and be ready always to give an an- 
swer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in 
you, with meekness and fear. 

The Collect. 

Cause Thy Church to arise and shine, O Lord, and let 
her ministers be clothed with righteousness and salvation ; 
that Thy word which is in their hands may not return 
unto Thee void, but have free course and be glorified in 
the world; prospering in the thing whereunto Thou hast 
sent it, and prevailing mightily to turn men from dark- 
ness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that 
they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance 
among them which are sanctified by faith, that is in Christ : 
to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and 
glory, world without end. Amen. 



SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 99 



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The Gospel, St. Matt, v. 20-26. 

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed 
the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case 
enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it was said 
by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill 
shall be in danger of the judgment : but I say unto you, That who- 
soever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger 
of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to his brother, Eaca, shall 
be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, 
shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to 
the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against 
thee - } leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way ; first be 
reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree 
with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him ; 
lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the 
judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, 
till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. 

The Epistle, Rom. vi. 3-11. 

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus 
Christ were baptized into his death ? Therefore we are buried with 
him by baptism into death : that like as Christ was raised up from 
the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in 
newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the like- 
ness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection : 
knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body 
of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 
For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with 
Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him : knowing that 
Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more ; death hath no 
more dominion over him. For in that he died, be died unto sin 
once : but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon 
ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 



100 SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTEK TRINITY. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, through whose mercy 
we are saved by the washing of regeneration and renew- 
ing of the Holy Ghost ; let this grace reign in us, we be- 
seech Thee, as the power of a new heavenly life ; whereby 
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we may live so- 
berly, righteously, and godly, in this present world ; look- 
ing for the glorious appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, 
who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from 
&11 iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, 
zealous of good works : to whom, with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Mark viii. 1-9. 

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing 
to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I 
have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with 
me three days, and have nothing to eat : and if I send them away 
fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way : for divers 
of them came from far. And his disciples answered him, From 
whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilder- 
ness ? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye ? And they 
said, Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the 
ground : and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, 
and gave to his disciples to set before them j and they did set them 
before the people. And they had a few small fishes : and he blessed, 
and commanded to set them also before them. So they did eat, and 
were filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven 
baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand : and 
he sent them away. 

The Epistle, Rom. vi. 19-23. 

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your 
flesh : for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness 
and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members 



EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 101 

servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the 
servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye 
then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of 
those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and be- 
come servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the 
end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death ; but the gift 
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, the Former of our bodies and Father 
of our spirits, in whom we live, move, and have our being ; 
shed abroad Thy love in our hearts, we beseech Thee, and 
cause the comfort of Thy heavenly grace to abound in us, 
as the earnest and pledge of joys to come; that casting 
away all anxious thought for the transitory things of this 
world, we may seek first Thy kingdom and righteousness, 
and labor only for that meat which endureth unto ever- 
lasting life : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



The Gospel, St. Matt. vii. 15-21. 

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, 
but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their 
fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even 
so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree 
bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, 
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that 
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that 
saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; 
but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 

The Epistle, Rom. viii. 12-17. 

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after 

the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die : but if ye 

through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God. they are the sons of 

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102 NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

God. For ye have Dot received the spirit of bondage again to fear; 
but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, 
Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we 
are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, 
and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that 
we may be also glorified together. 

The Collect. 

God, who hast given unto us exceeding great and 
precious promises, that by them we might be partakers 
of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that 
is in the world through lust ; enable us, we beseech Thee, 
with all diligence to add to our faith virtue, knowledge, 
temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and 
charity ; that, these things being in us, and abounding, 
we may neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge 
of our Lord Jesus Christ : to whom, with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. 
Amen, 



Uittift Sttniaj KfUr frhutg 



The Gospel, St. LuJce xvi. 1-9. 

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man 
which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he 
had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How 
is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; 
for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then the steward said with- 
in himself, What shall I do ? for my lord taketh away from me the 
stewardship : I cannot dig ; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved 
what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may 
receive me into their houses. So he called every one of his lord's 
debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou 
unto my lord ? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And 
he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write 
fifty. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou t And 
he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, 
Take thy bill, and write fourscore. And the lord commended the 



NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 103 

unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of th'i 
world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. And 
I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of un- 
righteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into ever- 
lasting habitations. 

The Epistle, 1 Cor. x. 1-13. 

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how 
that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the 
sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 
and did all eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink the same 
spiritual drink ; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed 
them : and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was 
not well pleased : for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now 
these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust 
after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were 
some of them ; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and 
drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as 
some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty 
thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also 
tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as 
some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples : and they 
are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world 
are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed 
lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is 
common to man : but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be 
tempted above that ye are able ; but will with the temptation also 
make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 

The Collect. 

Lord God, our Sun, by whom light is sown for the 
righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart ; illumi- 
nate our minds, we beseech Thee, by Thy heavenly grace, 
and fill them with the pure wisdom which cometh from 
above ; that we may walk before Thee in simplicity and 
godly sincerity all our days, not taking counsel of the 
world or of the flesh, but aiming and endeavoring in all 
tilings only to know and do Thy will : through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



104 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 



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The Gospel, St. Luke xix. 41-47. 

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over 
it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, 
the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from 
thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies 
shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep 
thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and 
thy children within thee ; and they shall not leave in thee one stone 
upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold 
therein, and them that bought; saying unto them, It is written, My 
house is the house of prayer ; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priesfs and the 
scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him. 

The Epistle, 1 Cor. xii. 1-11. 

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you 
ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these 
dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to under- 
stand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus 
accursed : and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by 
the Holy Ghost. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same 
Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same 
Lord. And there are diversities or operations, but it is the same 
God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit 
is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the 
Spirit the word of wisdom ; to another the word of knowledge by 
the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another 
the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of 
miracles ; to another prophecy ; to another discerning of spirits ; to 
another divers kinds of tongues ; to another the interpretation of 
tongues : but all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, 
dividing to every man severally as he will. 

The Collect. 

God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who. hast 
called us to renounce and forsake the world, in the service 



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of our once crucified but now risen and gloriously exalted 
Saviour ; be pleased, we beseech Thee, graciously so to 
unite our souls to Him by holy sympathy and love, that 
we may offer ourselves, in fellowship with His cross, a will- 
ing sacrifice to Thee on the altar of the gospel, and count 
it all joy to suffer for his name : who livcth and reigneth, 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world 
without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke xviii. 9-14. 

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in them- 
selves that they were righteous, and despised others : two men went 
up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a 
publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, 
I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, 
adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I 
give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar 
off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote 
upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell 
you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the 
other: for every one, that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he 
that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 

The Epistle, 1 Cor. xv. 1-11. 

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I 
preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye 
stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I 
preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I de- 
livered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that 
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures : and that he 
was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the 
Scriptures : and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve : 
after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once ; of 
whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some arc fallen 
asleep. After that, he was seen of James ; then of all the apostles. 
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due 



106 TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be 
called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by 
the grace of God I am what I am : and his grace which was be- 
stowed upon me was not in vain ; but I laboured more abundantly 
than they all : yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 
Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye 
believed. 

The Collect. 

God, the High and Holy One, who inhahitest eternity, 
and dwellest with him also who is of a contrite and hum- 
ble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive 
the heart of the contrite ones ; glorify Thy grace, we be- 
seech Thee, in the midst of our manifold infirmities and 
sins, and through all temptation hold us up by Thy 
mighty hand; that the trial of our faith, being much 
more precious than gold that perisheth, though it be 
tried with fire, may be found unto praise, and honor, and 
glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ : to whom, with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world 
without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, JSt. Mark vii. 31-37. 

And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came 
unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 
And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment 
in his speech ; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 
And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into 
his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue ; and looking up to 
heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be 
opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of 
his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them 
that they should tell 'no man : but the more he charged them, so 
much the more a great deal they published it; and were beyond 
measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well : he maketh 
both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. 



THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 107 

The Epistle, 2 Cor. iii. 4-11. 

And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward : not that 
we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves ; but 
our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able ministers of 
the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit : for the 
letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of 
death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the 
children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for 
the glory of his countenance ; which glory was to be done away ; 
how shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious ? For 
if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the 
ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For even that which 
was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the 
glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious, 
much more that which remaineth is glorious. 

The Collect. 

God, who didst will Thine Only Begotten Son to 
learn obedience by the things which He suffered, that 
being thus made perfect He might become the Author of 
eternal salvation unto all that obey Him ; work in us, we 
beseech Thee, such inward conformity with His holy 
patience, as may cause us to have part also in His glorious 
power ; that so, walking not after the flesh but after the 
Spirit, we may be able to serve Thee all our days in new- 
ness of mind and life: through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



The Gospel, St. Luke x. 23-37. 

And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed 
are the eyes which see the things that ye see : for I tell you, 
that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things 
which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those thiugs 
which ye hear, and have not heard them. And, behold, a certain 
lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do 



108 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

to inherit eternal life ? He said unto hirn, What is written in the 
law? how readest thou ? And he answering said, Thou shalt love 
the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy strength, and with all thy mind : and thy neighbour as thy- 
self. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right : this do, 
and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto 
Jesus, And who is my neighbour ? And Jesus answering said, A 
certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among 
thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and 
departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down 
a certain priest that way ; and when he saw him, he passed by on 
the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, 
came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a 
certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when 
he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound 
up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own 
beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on 
the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them 
to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him : and whatsoever 
thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which 
now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell 
among the thieves ? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. 
Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 

The Epistle, Gal. iii. 16-22. 

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He 
saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy 
seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was 
confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred 
and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the pro- 
mise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no 
more of promise : but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Where- 
fore then serveth the law ? It was added because of transgressions, 
till the seed should come to whom the promise was made ; and it 
was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator 
is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is the law then against 
the promises of God ? God forbid : for if there had been a law 
given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have 
been by the law. But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, 
that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them 
that believe. 



FOUKTEENTU SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 109 

The Collect. 

Almighty and Everlasting God, whose faithfulness 
reacheth unto the clouds, and whose mercy endureth for 
ever ; be pleased to confirm and fulfil in us, we humbly 
beseech Thcc, the covenant of Thy grace, made sure from 
the beginning of the world in Christ Jesus our Lord ; that 
we may be found in Him, not having our own righteous- 
ness which is of the law, but that which is through the 
faith of Christ, even the righteousness of God which is by 
faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that be- 
lieve : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor 
and glory, world without end. Amen. 



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The GosrEL, St. Luke xvii. 11-19. 

And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed 
through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into 
a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which 
stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, 
Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto 
them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, 
that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when 
he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glo- 
rified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks : 
and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there 
not ten cleansed ? but where are the nine ? There are not found 
that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said 
unto him, Arise, go thy way : thy faith hath made thee whole. 

The Epistle, Gal. v. 16-24. 

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the 
lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the 
Spirit against the flesh : and these are contrary the one to the other; 
so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led 
of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh 
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110 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER THINITY. 

are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, 
lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, 
wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, 
revellings, and such like : of the which I tell you before, as I have 
also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not 
inherit the kingdom of Grod. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, 
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, tem- 
perance : against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's 
have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 

The Collect. 

O God, who hast delivered us from the power of dark-* 
ness and translated us into the kingdom of Thy dear Son, 
in whom we have redemption through His blood, even 
the forgiveness of sins ; enable us by Thy grace, we ear- 
nestly beseech Thee, so to walk in the Spirit that we may 
not fulfil the lusts of the flesh ; considering ourselves to 
be dead henceforth unto sin, but alive unto God through 
Jesus Christ our Lord : to whom, with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. 
Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Matt. vi. 24-31. 

No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, 
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the 
other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto 
you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye 
shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not 
the life more than meat, and the body than raiment ? Behold the 
fowls of the air : for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather 
into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not 
much better than they ? Which of you by taking thought can add 
one cubit unto his stature ? And why take ye thought for raiment? 
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow j they toil not, nei- 
ther do they spin : and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in 



FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. Ill 

all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God 
so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is 
cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, ye of little 
faith ? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat ? or, 
What shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed ? (For 
after all these things do the Gentiles seek :) for your heavenly 
Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek 
ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness ; and all these 
things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the 
morrow : for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. 
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 

The Epistle, Gal. v. 25 — vi. 10. 

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us 
not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one 
another. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are 
spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness ; considering 
thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, 
and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be 
something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let 
every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in 
himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his 
own burden. Let him that is taught in the word communicate 
unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived ; God 
is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also 
reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap cor- 
ruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap 
life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing : for in due 
season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore oppor- 
tunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are 
of the household of faith. 

The Collect. 

God, our Father in heaven, in whose presence there 
is fulness of joy, and at whose right hand there are plea- 
sures for evermore ; mercifully fix our hearts on things 
above, and free them from all undue care and thought 
for the things of the present transitory world ; that 
whilst we are here in the body, we may sow, not to the 
flesh, but to the Spirit, and in the end reap life ever- 
lasting : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



112 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 



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The Gospel, St. Luke vii. 11-17. 

And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called 
Nain ; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was 
a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a 
widow : and much people of the city was with her. And when the 
Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep 
not. And he came and touched the bier : and they that bare him 
stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And 
he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered 
him to his mother. And there came a fear on all : and they glorified 
God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us j and, That 
Grod hath visited his people. And this rumour of him went forth 
throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. 

The Epistle, Eph. iii. 13-21. 

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, 
which is your glory. For this cause I bow my knees unto the 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in hea- 
ven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the 
riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in 
the inner man ; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith ; that 
ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend 
with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and 
height ; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, 
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of Grod. Now unto him 
that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or 
think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory 
in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without 
end. Amen. 

The Collect. 

God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom 
the whole family in heaven and earth is named; we be- 
seech Thee, according to the riches of Thy glory, to 



SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 113 

strengthen us with might by Thy Spirit in the inner man, 
that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith; so that, 
being rooted and grounded in love, we may be able to 
comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and 
length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of 
Christ which passeth knowledge: to whom, with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without 
end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Lithe xiv. 1-11. 

And it came to pass, as lie went into the house of one of the 
chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched 
him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had 
the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and 
Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day ? And 
they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let 
him go ; and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an 
ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out 
on the sabbath day ? And they could not answer him again to these 
things. And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, 
when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto 
them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down 
in the highest room ; lest a more honourable man than thou be bid- 
den of him ; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, 
Give this man place ; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest 
room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest 
room ; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, 
Friend, go up higher : then sbalt thou have worship in the presence 
of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth him- 
self shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 

The Epistle, Eph. iv. 1-6. 

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk 

worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness 

and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 

endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 

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114 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope 
of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and 
Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who didst send Thy 
Son into the world, not to be ministered unto, but to 
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many ; dispose 
and assist us by Thy grace, most heartily we beseech 
Thee, to follow the example of His great humility and 
heavenly-minded love ; that with all lowliness and meek- 
ness, and patient continuance in good works, we may 
adorn the Gospel of God our Saviour, and possess in our 
souls that true peace which the world can neither give nor 
take away : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 34-46. 



But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees 
to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, which 
was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 
Master, which is the great commandment in the law ? Jesus said 
unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and 
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great 
commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy 
neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the 
law and the prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together, 
Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ ? whose son is 
he ? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, 
How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said 
unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies 
thy footstool ? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son ? 
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man 
from that day forth ask him any more questions. 



NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 115 



The Epistle, 1 Cor. i. 4-9. 

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God 
which is given you by Jesus Christ ; that in every thing ye are en- 
riched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge ; even as the 
testimony of Christ was confirmed in you : so that ye come behind 
in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: who 
shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the 
day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom ye were 
called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 

The Collect. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who hast given 
unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness 
through the glorious revelation of the Gospel; cause Thy 
word to dwell in us richly, we beseech Thee, and fill us 
with the knowledge of Thy will in all wisdom and spi- 
ritual understanding, that we may walk worthy of the 
Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, 
and increasing in the knowledge of God, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Matt. ix. 1-8. 

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his 
own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the 
palsy, lying on a bed : and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the 
sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer ; thy sins be forgiven thee. 
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This 
man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Where- 
fore think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is easier, to say, 
Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise, and walk ? But that 
ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive 
sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy 



116 NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his 
house. But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glo- 
rified God, which had given such power unto men. 

The Epistle, Eph. iv. 17-32. 

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth 
walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having 
the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God 
through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of 
their heart : who being past feeling have given themselves over unto 
lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye 
have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and 
have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus : that ye put off 
concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt 
according to the deceitful lusts ; and be renewed in the spirit of 
your mind ; and that ye put on the new man, which after God ia 
created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting 
away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour : for we are 
members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not : let not the sun 
go down upon your wrath : neither give place to the devil. Let 
him that stole steal no more : but rather let him labour, working 
with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give 
to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out 
of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that 
it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the Holy 
Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil 
speaking, be put away from you, with all malice : and be ye kind 
one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God 
for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. 

The Collect. 

Lord, our Maker and Redeemer, the Holy One of 
Israel, who hast stretched forth the heavens, and laid the 
foundations of the earth ; be pleased graciously to confirm 
and carry forward Thy glorious work of salvation in our 
hearts, causing old things to pass away and all things to 
become new ; that looking always above and beyond this 
world, we may have our conversation in heaven, from 



TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 117 

whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus 
Christ : who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



®tonUnijr Simian il\n friniig. 



The Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 1-14. 

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and 
said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which 
made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them 
that were bidden to the wedding : and they would not come. Again, 
he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, 
Behold, I have prepared my dinner : my oxen and my failings are 
killed, and all things are ready : come unto the marriage. But they 
made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to 
his merchandise : and the remnant took his servants, and entreated 
them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, 
lie was wroth : and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those 
murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, 
The we-dding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid 
to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and 
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good : 
and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king 
came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a 
wedding garment : and he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou 
in hither not having a wedding garment ? And he was speechless. 
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and 
take him away, and cast him into outer darkness ; there shall be 
weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are 
chosen. 

The Epistle, Eph. v. 15-21. 

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 
redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye 
not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And 
be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ; but be filled with the 
Spirit ; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual 



118 T W E N T Y - F I R S T SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord ; giving 
thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name 
of our Lord Jesus Christ ; submitting yourselves one to another in 
the fear of God. 

The Collect. 

God, the Father everlasting, whom the glorious 
hosts of heaven obey, and in whose presence patriarchs, 
prophets, apostles, martyrs, with all the spirits of the just 
made perfect, continually do live ; fix the eye of our faith, 
we beseech Thee, with clear and full vision, on the great 
cloud of witnesses with which we are thus compassed 
about in the heavenly world; that laying aside every 
weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, we may 
run with patience the race that is set before us, and 
obtain at last the crown of everlasting life : through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



®to*tttg-J[irsi Swniaa nittx frnuig. 

The Gospel, St. John iv. 46-54. 

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the 
water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick 
at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea 
into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would 
come down, and heal his son : for he was at the point of death. 
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will 
not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my 
child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And 
the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he 
went his way. And as he was now going down, his- servants met 
him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then inquired he of 
them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, 
Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father 
knew that it was at the same hour in the which Jesus said unto him, 
Thy son liveth : and himself believed, and his whole house. This 
is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out 
of Judea into Galilee. 



TWENTY- SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 119 

The Epistle, E^h. vi. 10-20. 

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of 
his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able 
to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against 
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against 
the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness 
in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, 
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done 
all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with 
truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness ; and your feet 
shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking 
the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery 
darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the 
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God : praying always with 
all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto 
with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; and for me, 
that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth 
boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am 
an ambassador in bonds ; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought 
to speak. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and most merciful God, whose name is a 
strong tower, into which the righteous runneth and is 
safe ; lift up the standard of Thy Spirit, we heseech Thee, 
against the power of the enemy coming in upon us like a 
flood, and clothe us with the full armor of righteousness 
on the right hand and on the left ; that we may he ahle 
to fight manfully the good fight of faith, and so finish our 
course with joy, in the great day when Christ, the right- 
eous Judge, shall appear : who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world 
without end. Amen. 



The Gospel, St. Matt, xviii. 21-35. 
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my bro- 
ther sin against me, and I forgive him ? till seven times ? Jesus 
saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times : but, Until 



120 TWENTY- SECOND SUNDAY iPTER THIN IT Y. 

seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened 
unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And 
when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which 
owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, 
his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and 
all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore 
fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with 
me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant was 
moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, 
which owed him an hundred pence : and he laid hands on him, and 
took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fel- 
low servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have pa- 
tience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not : but went 
and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his 
fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and 
told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he 
had called him, said unto him, thou wicked servant, I forgave 
thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me : shouldest not thou 
also have had compassion on thy fellow servant even as I had pity on 
thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormen- 
tors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall 
my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive 
not every one his brother their trespasses. 



The Epistle, Phil, i. 3-11. 

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every 
prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellow- 
ship in the gospel from the first day until now; being confident of 
this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will 
perform it until the day of Jesus Christ : even as it is meet for me 
to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart ; inasmuch 
as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the 
gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how 
greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I 
pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge 
and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that are excellent; 
that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ ; 
being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus 
Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 



TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 121 

The Collect. 

O God, by whose wise and righteous order the whole 
creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until 
now, as having been made subject to vanity by reason of 
sin ; graciously help the infirmities of Thy people, we 
humbly beseech Thee, and raise them up through the 
strong power of Christian hope ; that we also, who have 
received the firstfruits of the Spirit, may not seek our rest 
in this mortal state, but inwardly long after that which is 
far better, to be with Christ in heaven : to whom, with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world with- 
out end. Amen. 



®tonttu-®I]iri Sttni»u mitn Irhutg. 



The Gosfel, St. Matt. xxii. 15-22. 

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might en- 
tangle him in his talk. And they sent out unto him their disciples 
with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, 
and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any 
man : for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, 
What thinkest thou ? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, 
ye hypocrites ? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought 
unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image 
and superscription ? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he 
unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are 
Caesar's ; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had 
heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their 
way. 

The EriSTLE, Phil. iii. 17-21. 

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk 
so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have 
told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the 
enemies of the cross of Christ : whose end is destruction, whose God 
is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly 
things.) For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we 
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122 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ : who shall change our 
vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, 
according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all 
things unto himself. 

The Collect. 

God, to whom both power and mercy belong, and 
who renderest to every man according to his work; give 
us grace, we beseech Thee, to set Thy presence before us 
in all our ways, and to seek continually those things 
which are well pleasing in Thy sight ; that we may pass 
through the world, as pilgrims and strangers, in all holy 
conversation and godliness, looking for and hastening 
unto the second advent of the Lord Jesus, when He shall 
come to be glorified in His saints and admired in ail them 
that believe : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
be honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 



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The Gospel, St. Matt. ix. 18-26. 

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a 
certain ruler and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now 
dead : but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And 
Jesus arose and followed him, and so did his disciples. And, be- 
hold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve 
years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment : for 
she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be 
whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he 
said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee 
whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And 
when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and 
the people making a noise, he said unto them, Give place : for the 
maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 
But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by 
the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad 
into all that land. 



TWENTY -FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 123 

The Epistle, Col. i. 9-14. 

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to 
pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the know- 
ledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding ; that ye 
might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in 
every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God ; strength- 
ened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all pa- 
tience and long suffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the 
Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance 
of the saints in light : who hath delivered us from the power of 
darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son : 
in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgive- 
ness of sins. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and most merciful God, who didst cause Thy 
Son to descend into the bosom of the grave, that He might 
destroy him that had the power of death, and deliver them 
who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject 
to bondage ; work in us, we beseech Thee, such holy 
mortification to all the things of this world, and such 
lively apprehension of things unseen and eternal, as may 
prepare us to die without anxiety or dismay, knowing 
that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be dissolved, 
we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, 
eternal in the heavens : through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



%totnt%-fxit\ Sflufritg after Stniuig. 



The Gospel, St. Matt. xxiv. 15-28. 

"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken 
of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, 
let him understand,) then let them which be in Judea flee into the 
mountains : let him which is on the house-top not come down to 
take any thing out of his house : neither let him which is in the 
field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are 
with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! But pray ye 
that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day : 



124 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY A F T E II TRINITY. 

for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the begin- 
ning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except 
those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved : but 
for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man 
shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there ; believe it not. For 
there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew 
great signs and wonders ; insomuch that, if it were possible, they 
shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. 
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert ; 
go not forth : behold, he is in the secret chambers ; believe it not. 
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto 
the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For 
wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered to- 
gether. 

The Epistle, 1 Thess. iv. 13-18. 

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning 
them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which 
have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, 
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which 
are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent 
them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from 
heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the 
trump of God : and the dead in Christ shall rise first : then we 
which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them 
in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air : and so shall we ever be 
with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 



The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, the Fountain of all life 
and power, who hast promised to bring up again from 
the dead the bodies of them which sleep in Jesus ; gather 
not our souls with sinners, we beseech Thee, but make us 
to be numbered with Thy saints in glory everlasting; that 
having been joined with them in one communion here, 
we may also share hereafter their joyful triumph, in the 
resurrection at the last day: through the same Jesus 
Christ, our risen and glorified Lord. Amen. 



T W E N T Y- S I X T II SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 



®tonttn-3i*tl] Suu&itg aftu Inttitj 



The Gospel, St. Matt. xxv. 31-46. 

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy 
angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory : and 
before him shall be gathered all nations : and he shall separate them 
one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats : 
and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the 
left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, 
ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from 
the foundation of the world : for I was ahungered, and ye gave 
me meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stranger, 
and ye took me in : naked, and ye clothed me : I was sick, and ye 
visited me : I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the 
righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee ahun- 
gered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? when saw we 
thee a stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and clothed thee ? or 
when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee ? And 
the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my 
brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto 
them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting 
fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was ahungered, 
and ye gave me no meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink : 
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in : naked, and ye clothed me 
not : sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they 
also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee ahungered, or 
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not 
minister unto thee ? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I 
say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, 
ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting pun- 
ishment : but the righteous into life eternal. 

The Epistle, 2 Tkess. i. 3-10. 

"We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is 

meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity 

of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth ; so that we 

ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and 

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126 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure ; which 
is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may 
be counted worthy of the kingdom of Grod, for which ye also suffer : 
seeing it is a righteous thing with Grod to recompense tribulation to 
them that trouble you ; and to you who are troubled rest with us, 
when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty 
angels, in naming fire taking vengeance on them that know not Grod, 
and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ : who shall 
be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the 
Lord, and from the glory of his power ; when he shall come to be 
glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe, 
(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day 

The Collect. 

God, who hast appointed a day in the which Thou 
wilt judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom 
Thou hast ordained, giving assurance thereof unto all in 
that Thou hast raised Him from the dead ; grant unto us 
grace, we beseech Thee, to keep in mind always the power 
and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to wait continu- 
ally for His revelation from heaven ; that having boldly 
confessed Him before men, w T e also may be openly 
acknowledged and confessed by Him when all flesh shall 
appear in His presence : to whom, with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. 
A men. 



^tonUg-Sfimtijr Sutt^g uittx Snnitg 



The Gospel, St. Matt. xxv. 1-13. 

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, 
which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were 
foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them : but the wise 
took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom 
tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a 



TWENTY- SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 127 

cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh ; go ye out to meet him. 
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the 
foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil ; for our lamps are 
gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so ) lest there be 
not enough for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, and 
buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom 
came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage : 
and the door was shut. § Afterward came also the other virgins, say- 
ing, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I 
say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore ; for ye know nei- 
ther the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. 



The Epistle, 2 Pet. iii. 3-14. 

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, 
walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of 
his coming? for siace the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as 
they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they wil- 
lingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of 
old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water : 
whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, per- 
ished : but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same 
word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judg- 
ment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, be not ignorant 
of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, 
and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning 
his promise, as some men count slackness ; but is longsuffering to 
us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come 
to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the 
night ; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, 
and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and 
the works that are therein shall be burnt up. Seeing then that all 
these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to 
be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting 
unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens, being on 
fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent 
heat ? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new hea- 
vens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, 
beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may 
be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless. 



128 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

The Collect. 

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose word the hea- 
vens and the earth, which are now, are kept in store, re- 
served unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition 
of ungodly men ; make us, we beseech Thee, to be such 
manner of persons in all holy conversation and godliness, 
as they ought to be who look for such things ; that when 
this frame of nature shall be dissolved, we may be counted 
worthy to behold and enjoy, according to Thy promise, 
the new heavens and the new earth, wherein dwelleth 
righteousness : through the merits and mediation of Thy 
Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 



THE REGULAR SERVICE 



THE LORD'S DAY. 



[Any of the following forms may be used in the Morning Service of the 
Lord's Day, except on Festival and Communion days, for which special forms 
are provided. For the other services of Sunday, and those held during the 
week, free prayers may be used, as the Minister may deem proper.] 



I. 

Invocation. 



After the singing of a short Anthem by the Choir, the Minister shall com- 
mence the services before the altar with an Invocation, as follows : 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
ITolv Ghost. Amen, 

Let us pray. 

Lord, our God, we lift up our eyes unto the hills from 
whence cometh our help. Thou only art the fountain of life 
and peace, and in Thy presence is fulness of joy. Father 
in heaven, from whom cometh down every good and perfect 
gift, grant us Thy blessing, and incline Thine ear unto 
us, as we come before Thee in the solemn service of Thy 
house. Merciful Saviour, who sittest at the right hand of 
the Father, and makest intercession for us, fulfil now Thy 
promise : "Where two or three are gathered together in 

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130 THE REGULAR SERVICE ON 

My name, there am I in the midst of them. Holy 
Ghost, the Comforter, help our infirmities, and enable us 
to worship in the beauty of holiness, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Confession of Sin. 

Dearly beloved in the Lord : Let us humble ourselves 
before the throne of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, 
and confess our manifold sins and transgressions with 
lowly and contrite hearts, that we may obtain forgiveness 
of the same, remembering the words of His holy Apos- 
tle: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, 
and the truth is not in us ; but if we confess our sins, God 
is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse 
us from all unrighteousness. 

Then the Minister and Congregation shall kneel down, and repeat the fol- 
lowing Confession. 

Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly Father, 
we humble ourselves in Thy holy presence under a deep 
sense of our unworthiness. "We have sinned against 
heaven and in Thy sight. We have come short of Thy 
glory. "We have broken Thy laws. We have greatly 
offended against Thee, not only by evil words and deeds, 
but also by sinful thoughts and desires. We have failed 
in our solemn vows, and there is no health nor soundness 
in us. 

But, Lord, we heartily repent of our sins ; we con- 
demn ourselves, and flee to the Cross of Thy dear Son. 
Father in heaven, for His sake, have mercy upon us. 
Deliver us from the guilt and power of sin. Create in us 
a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within us, that we 
may present ourselves a living sacrifice unto Thee, and 
serve Thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of 
our life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Rcsp. Amen. 



THE LORD'S DAY. 131 

Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to the Congregation, still kneel- 
ing, the following declaration of the remission of sins for Christ's sake. 

Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the 
grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that repent 
and believe. 

Thus saith the Lord : As I live, I have no pleasure in 
the death of the sinner, but that he may turn from his 
way and live. God so loved the world, that He gave 
His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

Unto as many of you. therefore, beloved brethren, as 
truly repent of your sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, 
and are resolved to walk in newness of life, I announce 
and declare, by the authority and in the name of Christ, 
as His minister, that your sins are forgiven in heaven, 
according to His promise in the Gospel, through the 
perfect merit of Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Kesp. Amen. 

Or this : 

Almighty God, who desireth not the death of the sinner, 
but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, 
and who gave His Son Jesus Christ as a sacrifice and pro- 
pitiation for the sins of the whole world; have mercy 
upon you, absolve you from all sin, establish you in His 
grace, grant unto you His Holy Spirit, and bring you to 
life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

M. Peace be with you. 

R. Amen. 

Profession of Faith. 



Here the Congregation shall rise, and follow the Minister in repeating the 
Apostles 1 Creed. 

We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
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And iii Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our Lord ; 
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, 
and buried ; He descended into hell ; the third day He 
rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sit- 
teth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from 
thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 

We believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Catholic 
Church ; the communion of saints ; the remission of 
sins ; the resurrection of the body, and the life everlast- 
ing. Amen. 

M. Lord, we believe. 

P. Help Thou Lord, our unbelief! 

M. Praise ye the Lord. 

P. The Lord's name be praised I 

Thanksgiving and Praise. 

Then shall the -whole Congregation and Choir sing or chant a Psalm, the Te 
Deum (p. 23), or the Gloria in Excelsis (p. 22.) 

Scripture Lessons and Collect. 

Then shall the Minister read the Gospel and Epistle of the day, from Part 
II., commencing thus: The Gospel (The Epistle) for the day (here name 
the Sunday), is recorded in (here name the place). After the reading, he 
shall offer the corresponding Collect, and then repeat the Minor Doxology, 
the Choir or Congregation responding, as follows : 

M. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost : 

P. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen. 

M. The Lord be with you. 

P. And with thy spirit. 

General Petition. 
M. Let us pray. 

Almighty and eternal God, we adore Thee as the God 
and Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and 



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unite with angels and archangels around Thy throne, with 
the glorious company of the patriarchs, prophets, apos- 
tles, martyrs and saints in heaven, as well as with Thy 
militant Church upon earth, in ascribing unto Thee honor 
and blessing, thanksgiving and praise. Holy, holy, holy 
is the. Lord God of Hosts : heaven and earth are full of 
the majesty of Thy glory. Thou hast created us in Thine 
own image ; Thou hast redeemed us with the precious 
blood of Thy Son ; Thou hast sanctified us by Thy Spirit, 
and called us out of darkness into Thy marvellous light. 
Grant, we beseech Thee, that at all times we may be duly 
sensible of these unspeakable mercies, and manifest our 
gratitude not only with our lips, but also in our lives, by 
surrendering ourselves to Thy service, and walking before 
Thee in righteousness and holiness all our days. Deliver 
us more and more from the bondage of sin and error, 
from the power of the flesh, the corruption of the world, 
and the temptation of the devil. Give unto us the faith 
which worketh by love; the hope that maketh not 
ashamed ; the charity that never faileth ; confidence in 
Thee that shall never be shaken; patience that shall 
never faint ; courage that shall always be ready to con- 
fess Christ, and to fight under His banner against the 
powers of darkness ; so that we may live in Thy fear, die 
in Thy peace, rest in hope, and attain to the resurrection 
of the saints, through the infinite merits of Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

Lord God Almighty, King of saints, who hast chosen 
Zion for Thy habitation and Thy rest for ever ; regard, we 
beseech Thee, with Thy special favor and benediction, Thy 
holy Church in all lands and nations. Pour out Thy Spirit 
upon Thy ministering servants, that they may truly be 
the salt of the earth, and the light of the world; and 
after having turned many to righteousness, may shine as 
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the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever. 
Bless Thy people with all spiritual blessings, and grant 
that they may daily grow in grace and in the knowledge 
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Heal all divi- 
sions and distractions among believers ; and so unite them 
in truth and love, that they may be of one heart and of 
one soul, keeping the unity of the Spirit in the bond of 
peace. Extend the borders of Thy kingdom, and give to 
Thy Son the heathen for His inheritance, and the utter- 
most parts of the earth for His possession. Hasten the 
time, when at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, 
and every tongue confess that He is Lord to the glory of 
God the Father. 
R. Amen. 

Almighty God, the supreme Ruler of heaven and 
earth, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who dost 
from the throne of Thy majesty behold the nations of the 
earth, look down in mercy, we beseech Thee, upon the 
land in which we dwell. Bless thy servants, the Presi- 
dent of the United States, and the Governor of this Com- 
monwealth, our public councils and all that are in au- 
thority ; that they may rule in Thy fear, and that we may 
lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and 
honesty. Be pleased to continue the rich favors which 
Thou hast bestowed upon this nation, and make us duly 
grateful for them. Increase and preserve to our use the 
kindly fruits of the earth. Prosper every useful and 
honest occupation. Shed down the healthful influences 
of Thy Spirit upon all schools and seminaries of learning. 
Preserve us from pestilence and famine, from war and re- 
bellion, from distraction and dissension, and from every 
national sin and calamity. Make us an example of right- 
eousness in the world, and an instrument in Thy hand to 
spread the Gospel among the nations of the earth, until 
all kingdoms and dominions shall be given to the people 



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of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an 
everlasting: kingdom. 
B. Amen. 

Most merciful Father, Thou fountain of all blessings 
and giver of every good and perfect gift, we commend to 
Thy care and benediction all classes and conditions of 
men. Remember them according to their several wants 
and necessities, and grant unto them the knowledge of 
Thy saving truth as it is in Jesus. Especially do we 
beseech Thee to look down in compassion upon all 
widows and orphans, all prisoners and captives, all sick 
and dying persons, and upon all those that are in any way 
afflicted and distressed, or persecuted for righteousness' 
sake ; grant unto them repentance and faith, the orna- 
ment of a meek and quiet spirit, patience and resigna- 
tion to Thy good and holy will, the rich comfort of Thy 
grace in this life, and an eternal weight of glory in the 
great day of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

K. Amen. 

Our Father, &c, 

R. Amen. 

Singing or a Hymn. 

Then the Minister shall give out a Hymn, in the usual manner, and ascend 
the pulpit. 



The Sermon. 

The Minister shall now proceed to preach the Sermon, which on ordinary 
occasions should not exceed forty minutes. The text may be taken from 
the Gospel or the Epistle for the day, or may be selected from any portion 
of the canonical Scriptures. It is advisable, however, also in the latter 
case, to follow the order either of the Christian year, or of the Bible, or 
of the Catechism. 



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Prayer after the Sermon. 

After the sermon, the Minister may offer a free prayer, with special reference 
to the subject of his discourse and the wants of the congregation; or, if 
he prefer, he may use the following or a similar form. 

Let us pray. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we render Thee 
hearty thanks that Thou hast permitted us once more to 
enter the courts of Thy sanctuary, to hear Thy word, to 
sing Thy praise, to enjoy the communion of saints, and 
to be built up in our most holy faith on the foundation 
of the apostles and prophets. Accompany, we beseech 
Thee, with Thy heavenly benediction the truth which 
has been preached unto us this day, that as good seed in 
good ground, it may take root, grow up and bring forth 
fruit in due season to the honor of Thy great name. 
Continue to us the use of the precious means of grace, 
and grant that we all who are now assembled in Thy 
sanctuary on earth may be numbered with the saints in 
glory everlasting, and render hallelujah and praise unto 
Thee, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, blessed 
for evermore. 

R. Amen. 

Hymn and Benediction. 

Then shall the collection be taken up, and after the singing of the con- 
cluding hymn, the Minister shall dismiss the Congregation with the Mosaic 
or Apostolic Benediction. 



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II. 

Invocation. 

Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, 
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Let us pray. 

Almighty and most merciful God, Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who sittest on a throne of glory, surrounded 
by the hosts of heaven, and yet delightest to dwell with 
him who is of an humble and a contrite heart ; inspire 
us, we beseech Thee, with a solemn sense of Thy pre- 
sence, and fill us with the Holy Ghost, that we may wor- 
ship Thee in spirit and in truth ; and let the words of our 
mouths, and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in 
Thy sight, Lord, our Strength, and our Redeemer. 
Amen. 

Here a Psalin or Hymn shall be sung, and a portion of Scripture read. 

General Petition. 

Almighty and everlasting God our heavenly Father, 
from whom cometh down every good and perfect gift, we 
present ourselves before Thee in the name of Thy dear 
Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, with a deep sense of our un- 
worthiness and guilt, but also with a filial confidence in 
Thine infinite mercy. Grant us, we beseech Thee, the re- 
mission of all our sins, and make us to know the blessed- 
ness of the man to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity. 
Create in us a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within 
us. Impart unto us the power of that faith which over- 
cometh the world, the flesh and the devil. Fill our hearts 
with love to God, and charity to our fellow-men. Es- 
tablish in us the hope of everlasting glory. Strengthen 
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us by Thy Spirit unto every good word and work, and 
make us to grow daily in grace and in the knowledge of 
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to whom be glory 
both now and for ever. 

P. Amen. 

O Thou God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of 
whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 
grant, we beseech Thee, Thy blessing upon the Church 
which He has redeemed with His most precious blood. 
Illuminate her ministers with true knowledge and under- 
standing of Thy word. Send down the healthful in- 
fluences of Thy grace upon her congregations. Make 
her strong and mighty against all heresy and schism, 
against all error and corruption. Clothe her with the 
beauty of holiness and peace. Enlarge her borders, and 
hasten the day when the whole world shall be filled with 
Thy glory, and when those who sit in the region and 
shadow of death shall know and worship Thee the only 
true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. 

P. Amen. 

Almighty God, Thou King of kings and Lord of lords, 
from whom proceedeth all power and authority in heaven 
and on earth, most heartily we beseech Thee to look with 
favor upon Thy servants, the President of the United States, 
the Governor of this Commonwealth, our legislators and 
judges, and all civil rulers. Imbue them with the spirit 
of wisdom, truth, and mercy; and so rule their hearts, 
and bless their endeavors, that law and order, justice and 
peace, may everywhere prevail. Preserve us from public 
calamities, from famine and pestilence, from war and re- 
bellion, but especially from national sins and corruption, 
and make us great and strong in the fear of God and the 
love of righteousness. Bless all the nations of the earth, 
and let the time soon come, when Jesus Christ shall reign 
King of nations as He now reigns King of saints. 

R. Amen. 



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God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we 
implore Thy mercy in behalf of all classes and conditions 
of men. Look down in compassion upon all who are in 
circumstances of affliction and distress, whether in mind, 
"body, or outward estate ; and grant that the chastisement 
of Thy hand may yield the peaceable fruit of righteous- 
ness unto them who are exercised thereby. Remember 
in mercy all who suffer persecution for truth and right- 
eousness' sake; give unto them the spirit of Thy martyrs; 
strengthen their faith and patience, that they may receive 
at last the crown of life. Be a friend to the poor and 
needy, a father to the fatherless, and a husband to the 
widow; feed the hungry, and clothe the naked; protect 
those who are in danger either by land or by water ; visit 
the prisoner in his captivity ; relieve the slave and the 
oppressed, and comfort the sick and the dying. Do good 
unto all men, especially unto them that believe. 

Hear us, merciful Father, in these our supplications, 
for the sake of Thy dear Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, to 
whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and 
glory, world without end. 

R. Amen. 

Here a Psalm or Hymn shall be sung. 

Sermon. 

After the sermon, the Minister shall offer a free prayer, or the Apostles' 
Creed and the Lord's Prayer, or the following thanksgiving : 

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, Thine unwor- 
thy servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty 
thanks for all Thy goodness and loving kindness to us 
and to all men. We praise Thee for our creation, preser- 
vation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all 
for Thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world 
by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace and for 



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the hope of glory. And we beseech Thee, give us a 
due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts may be un- 
feignedly thankful, and that we may show forth Thy 
praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving 
up ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee 
in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
be all honor and glory, world without end. 

R. Amen. 

Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time 
with one accord to make our common supplication unto 
Thee, and dost promise that when two or three are 
gathered together in Thy name, Thou wilt grant their 
requests ; fulfil now, Lord, the desires and petitions of 
Thy servants, as may be most expedient for them, grant- 
ing us in this world knowledge of Thy truth, and in the 
world to come life everlasting. 

R. Amen. 

Hymn and Benediction. 



III. 

Invocation. 



Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Thou art a great 
God, and a great King, worthy to be feared and had in 
reverence of all them that are about Thee. Let a sense 
of Thy presence, and of the awful majesty of Thy glory, 
possess our spirits, we humbly entreat Thee, as we at- 
tempt thus to engage in Thy solemn worship. May we 
have power to draw nigh to Thee with a true heart, and 
in full assurance of faith ; that it may please Thee at the 



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same time to draw nigh to us, and fill ns with the conso- 
lations of Thy heavenly grace, through the infinite merits 
of Thy Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 



General Petition. 

Almighty and most holy God, who art of purer eyes 
than to behold iniquity, and in whose sight even the hea- 
vens are not clean, we acknowledge ourselves unworthy 
of the privilege we enjoy, in being permitted to tread 
Thy courts and to call upon Thy name. We have sinned 
against Thee, and have broken Thy law, which is holy, 
just, and good, doing what we ought not to have done, 
and leaving undone that which it was our duty to do. 
We have erred and strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep. 
Enter not into judgment with us, Lord, but look upon 
us mercifully in Christ, who is the propitiation for our 
sins, and in whom Thou hast declared Thyself to be ever 
well pleased. For the sake of His holy life, His precious 
death and burial, His glorious resurrection and ascension, 
have mercy upon us, God the Father of heaven, have 
mercy upon us miserable sinners. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. 
Son of God, Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon 
us, and grant us Thy peace. 

Out of the depths have we cried unto Thee, Lord. 
Lord, hear our voice ; let Thine ears be attentive to the 
voice of our supplications. If Thou, Lord, shouldst mark 
iniquities, Lord, who shall stand ? But there is forgive- 
ness w^h Thee, that Thou mayest be feared. We wait 
for the Lord ; our soul doth wait, and in His word do we 
hope. Let Israel hope in the Lord ; for with the Lord 
there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption. 
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God of our salvation, who hast so loved the world as 
to send into it Thine only-begotten Son, that whosoever 
believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting 
life ; vouchsafe unto us the aid of Thy Holy Spirit, that we 
may be firmly assured of this mystery of grace, and cleav- 
ing to it always with true faith, may be enabled to 
cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, 
and to perfect holiness in the fear of God, following those 
who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 
Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching 
forth unto those things which are before, may we press 
toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God 
in Christ Jesus. So order the course of Thy providence 
toward us that all things may work together for our good, 
and minister to our growth in righteousness and grace. 
Help us rightly to understand, and wisely to improve, the 
lessons of heavenly wisdom which are set before us every 
day in the divine administration of this present world. 
But especially enable us, through the aid of Thy Spirit, 
so to use the means of salvation we enjoy in the Church, 
that we may be delivered from the power of our sins, and 
be strengthened with all might in the inner man unto 
every good word and work. Make us equal to all duties 
and trials. Help us to overcome the world. Subdue 
Satan under our feet. Hold Thou us up in our goings, 
and lead us by Thy hand in the way in which we ought 
to walk, that we come not short of Thy glory, and that 
no man take from us our crown. And finally, when we 
shall thus have endured to the end, through the power 
of Thy victorious grace, grant, O most merciful Father, 
that we may die in peace, and that so an entrance may be 
ministered unto us abundantly into the everlasting king- 
dom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

God, the fountain of all truth and grace, regard in 
mercy, we beseech Thee, the kingdom of Thy dear Son. 



THE lord's day. 143 

Cause Thy face to shine upon Thy holy Catholic Church 
in all lands, that she may speedily become the joy and 
praise, the peace and salvation of the whole earth. 
Clothe her ministers with righteousness and truth. Bring- 
to an end the disorders and divisions, the heresies and 
schisms, which still mar her communion. Restore, O 
Lord, the captivity of Jacob. Let Zion arise and shine, 
that the Gentiles may come to her light, and kings to the 
brightness of her rising. Let no weapon prosper that is 
formed against the Church. Encourage the hearts, and 
strengthen the hands of Thy faithful people in every 
place. Be merciful unto us, God of our salvation, and 
cause Thy face to shine upon us ; that Thy way may be 
known upon the earth, and Thy saving health among all 
nations. All this we beg, for the sake of Thy Son, our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

Almighty and everlasting God, the high and mighty 
Ruler of the universe, most heartily we beseech Thee 
with Thy favor to behold and bless Thy servant, the 
President of the United States, and all others in autho- 
rity. Inspire our rulers with wisdom. Direct and control 
our public counsels, that we may be defended from sin, 
which is a reproach to any people, and exalted by right- 
eousness among the nations of the earth. Lift up the stan- 
dard of Thy Spirit against all ungodliness, and shed down 
upon us the healthful influences of Thy grace, that pure 
and undefined religion may everywhere abound and prevail. 
Continue unto us the dews and showers of heaven, the 
fruits of the earth in their season, and all the common 
blessings of Thy providence. Save us from plague, pes- 
tilence, and famine, and from the terrible scourge of war. 
Set us apart and sanctify us as a people, Lord, for 
Thine own praise, and for the service of Thy glorious 
Gospel throughout the world. 

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and the God of all comfort, we humbly beseech Thee to 
bless all sorts and conditions of men. Especially we 
commend to Thy compassionate regard all who are in 
affliction and distress. Kemember in mercy the poor and 
the needy ; the desolate and the oppressed ; all such as 
are in any danger, whether by sea or land ; and all who 
suffer, whether in mind, body, or outward estate. Show 
pity upon all widows and orphans ; upon all prisoners 
and captives ; upon all sick persons, and upon those who 
are drawing nigh to the gates of death. Grant unto them, 
O most merciful Father, power to take refuge in Thy 
holy covenant, and to humble themselves truly under Thy 
mighty hand ; that it may please Thee to lift them up in 
due time, giving them patience under their sufferings, 
and a happy issue out of all their afflictions, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Our Father, &c. 



IV. 

Thou most holy and everlasting God, Almighty 
Father of augels and of men ; with all the heavenly hosts, 
who surround Thy throne and perpetually worship Thee ; 
with all the spirits of the just made perfect, patriarchs, 
prophets, apostles, and martyrs ; with the whole Catholic 
Church, in heaven and on earth, we, unworthy as we are, 
unite in rendering and ascribing, as is most justly due, 
all glory, honor, might, majesty and dominion unto Thee, 
the only living and only true God. 

Thou art the Creator of all things, visible and invisible ; 
the Maker of our bodies and the Father of our spirits ; 
the Fountain of all life and blessedness; the Giver of all 
our mercies. We bring Thee our humble tribute of 



THE lord's day. 145 

thanks for Thy great goodness. We thank Thee for life, 
health, and strength, and for the innumerable common 
blessings which, notwithstanding our sins, we enjoy so 
richly at Thy hand. But, above all gifts of nature, we 
would never cease to remember, with the deepest grati- 
tude, the unspeakable gift of Thine onry-begotten and 
well-beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, whom Thou 
didst send into our lost and miserable world, to become 
an everlasting Saviour unto all them who put their trust 
in Him. We thank Thee for His incarnation, His life 
of suffering, His miracles and divine teachings, His bitter 
passion on the cross, His resurrection from the dead, His 
ascension to Thy right hand, His prevailing intercession, 
the outpouring of the Holy Ghost, and the establishment 
of the Christian Church, with all her great and precious 
means of grace. 

In view of all these mercies, we confess, O God, our 
Father, that we have sinned against heaven and in Thy 
sight, and are not worthy to be called Thy children. We 
have sinned against light and knowledge. Members of 
a fallen race, we do by nature the works of iniquity, and 
there is no health in us. But, blessed be Thy holy 
name ! there is forgiveness with Thee that Thou mayest 
be feared. Have mercy upon us, God, according to 
Thy loving kindness ; according unto the multitude of 
Thy tender mercies, blot out our transgressions. Thou 
Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, take 
away our sins. Purge us from guilt and pollution. 
Wash us in Thy blood, and we shall be clean. Give us 
penitent and contrite hearts, and clothe us with the robe 
of Thy righteousness, that we may rejoice in Thee, the 
God of our salvation. Enlighten the eyes of our under- 
standing, that we may learn to know Thee aright. Reign 
in us and rule over us, and bring every thought and feel- 
ing into complete captivity to the obedience of faith. 

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O Thou holy and eternal Spirit, who through all ages 
workest mightily in the hearts of them that believe, be 
pleased so to give power to the ministrations of Thy grace, 
as also to the events of Thy providence, that they may 
work together for our good, that becoming more and 
more closely united to our blessed Lord, we may be able 
to keep up a successful conflict with the powers of evil in 
ourselves and in the surrounding world, and at last attain, 
with all saints, unto the resurrection of the just and the 
joys of Thy heavenly kingdom. 

O Thou holy and adorable Son of God, to whom all 
power in heaven and on earth is committed for the sake 
of Thy body, the Church, w r e heartily beseech Thee to 
open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing 
upon her. Plentifully endow Thy servants, who minister 
in holy things, with the gifts of Thy grace, so that they 
may rightly dispense Thy word and sacraments unto all 
the people, to the strengthening of their faith in Thee, 
and the increase of love toward all men. Heal her divi- 
sions and strifes. Bind together her true members with 
the bands of a never-failing charity. Preserve her safe 
from heresy and schism. Confound and defeat the ma- 
chinations of her enemies, and hasten the coming of that 
day, when every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess 
Thee to be Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

O Thou, who art the King of kings and Lord of lords, 
grant, we pray Thee, unto all the rulers and magistrates 
of this nation, a spirit of wisdom and godly fear. Give 
us just laws, and let them be justly executed. Restrain 
the violence of the wicked, and pardon our national sins, 
that we may escape Thy righteous judgments, and pass 
the rest of our days in the peaceful enjoyment of Thy 
favor. Have mercy on the oppressed and broken-hearted. 
Be a father to the fatherless, the widow's stay, and the 
stranger's guide. Prepare the dying for death, and im- 



the lord's day. 147 

part the consolations of Thy heavenly grace unto all the 
sons and daughters of affliction and sorrow. Touch the 
hearts of impenitent sinners. Bring back wanderers to 
Thy fold. Increase the number and holiness of Thine 
own children, and confirm all baptized persons by Thy 
grace and Spirit, that, amid the trials and temptations 
peculiar to their years, they may grow up into the stature 
of perfect men in Christ Jesus, and gain, with us all, the 
crown of everlasting life. 

All these things we ask in the name of Him, who hath 
taught us to pray unto Thee, saying : 

Out Father, &c. 



PEATEES 



FOB THE 



FESTIVAL SEASONS. 



[The Festival Prayers shall take the place of the General Petition preceding 
the Sermon in the ordinary service of the Lord's day — the Canticle being 
said or sung, instead of the Invocation.} 



CANTICLE. 



Sing unto the Lord a new song ; and his praise from 
the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all 
that is therein. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof 
lift up their voice ; let the inhabitants of the rock sing, 
let them shout from the tops of the mountains. Let them 
give glory unto the Lord, and declare His praise among 
the heathen. 

The Lord hath comforted His people ; He hath made 
bare His holy arm in the eyes of all nations : and all the 
ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 

Say to the daughter of Zion, behold, thy salvation 
cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work 
before him. Fear thou not ; for I am with thee : be not 
dismayed ; for I am thy God : I will strengthen thee ; yea, 
I will help thee. Unto you that fear my name shall the 
Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings ! 

(148) 



PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 149 

The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh 
shall see it. Death shall be swallowed up in victory, and 
God will wipe away all tears from our eyes. And it shall 
be said in that day, Lo, this is our God ; we have waited 
for Him, and He will save us : this is the Lord ; we have 
waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His 
salvation. 

Sanctify and prepare yourselves to look upon the glory 
of our God ; for the Lord cometh. Prepare ye the way 
of the Lord and make his paths straight ; let us serve 
Him with gladness, and come before His presence with 
sino-ino; ! Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the 
Lord ! 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end ! Amen. 

Instead of this Canticle, or together with it, the Benedictus, or the Magni- 
ficat (p. 20), may be used. 

PRAYER. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who by the mouths of 
Thy prophets and holy men of old, didst proclaim the 
Advent of Thy Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
the Desire of all nations, the Hope of Israel, the Eedeemer 
of the world; aid us, we beseech Thee, at this time, to 
repent heartily and truly of all our sins, and so to humble 
ourselves that we may be prepared to receive Him with 
gladness and join in the cry : Hosanna to the Son of 
David ! Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the 
Lord! 

Arise, Sun of Bighteousness, w T ith healing in Thy 
wings, that the nations which sit in darkness and in the 
shadow of death may behold Thy light, that all flesh may 
see the salvation of our God. Thou true Light, which 
lightest every man that cometh into the world; shine 
into our hearts and give us the light of the knowledge of 
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150 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

the glory of God, that beholding Thy glory, we may be 
changed into the same image from glory to glory, as by 
the Spirit of the Lord. 

Grant us grace, we beseech Thee, to pass the time of 
our sojourning here in fear, in daily watchfulness and 
prayer, ever looking forward, and hasting unto the day 
of Thy second coming, when Thou shalt appear again in 
the clouds of heaven with all Thy holy angels, to be 
admired of all them that believe, and dreaded by all them 
who have not obeyed Thy gospel; so that when Thou 
dost come in the glory of Thy power, we may be able 
with all saints to lift up our heads with joy as we behold 
the fulness of our redemption drawing nigh. 

Hear us, Thou eternal Son of the Father, to whom, 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, 
world without end. Amen. 



CANTICLE. 

Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy; for 
unto you is born this clay a Saviour, which is Christ the 
Lord ! 

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good 
will toward men ! Unto us a Child is born ; unto us a 
Son is given, and the government is upon His shoulder. 
And His name is "Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty 
God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. 

God hath remembered Llis covenant and sent salvation 
to His people. "When the fulness of time had come, God 
sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the 
law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Israel 
is saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation. 



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This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our 
eyes. This is the clay the Lord hath made ; we will re- 
joice and be glad in it. Behold, now is the accepted 
time ! Behold, now is the day of salvation ! 

Say among the heathen, that the Lord reigneth. Let 
the heavens rejoice, and let the earth he glad ; for He 
shall judge the world with righteousness and the people 
with His truth. Blessed is He that cometh in the name 
of the Lord ! Blessed he the kingdom of our father 
David ! Hosanna in the highest ! 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall he, world without end ! Amen. 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, through whose 
grace we are permitted once more to celebrate the birth 
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we approach into 
Thy presence at this time with holy joy, to praise and 
magnify Thy great name for the unspeakable gift of Thy 
Son, who hath brought life and immortality to light. 
Thou hast visited and redeemed Thy people, and raised 
up a horn of salvation for us in the house of Thy servant 
David, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our 
enemies, might serve Thee without fear, in holiness and 
righteousness, all the days of our life. Thou hast glori- 
ously fulfilled Thy promises, given to our first parents 
after the fall, to the patriarchs, to Moses and the prophets, 
and to all Thine ancient people, who waited in hope for 
the salvation of Israel. When the fulness of the time 
was come, Thou didst send forth Thy Son, made of a 
woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were 
under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons 
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152 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

Truly great is the mystery of godliness : God was mani- 
fest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, 
preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, re- 
ceived up into glory. 

Bestow upon us, God, a simple, child-like faith, that 
with the shepherds, and the wise men of the East, we 
may visit the manger of Bethlehem, there to adore the 
new-horn King of Israel, and offer unto Him the tribute 
of our hearts. Give us grace to behold the glory shining 
through the veil of His humanity, the glory of the Only 
Begotten of the Father, fall of grace and truth. May 
Christ indeed be born in us by the power of the Holy 
Ghost. And as He, in infinite love to us poor sinners, 
descended from heaven to earth, and assumed our nature, 
and became flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone, so 
may we have power to ascend from earth to heaven, and 
to be partakers of His divine nature, to the glory of Thy 
great and adorable name. 

Finally, we beseech Thee to extend, through Thy 
ministering servants, the good tidings of great joy, which 
we hear this day, and which are for all people, to the 
uttermost parts of the earth. Let the day-spring from on 
high visit every nation, to give light to them that sit in 
darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide their 
feet into the way of peace. Hasten the time, when the 
angels' anthem shall resound over all lands : Glory to God 
in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

II. 

O Thou God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, at 
this holy season, when Thy believing people in all parts 
of the world are met to celebrate the memory of the 
Saviour's birth, we too lift up our hearts to Thee, and 
bring Thee our humble tribute of praise and thanks- 
giving. 



» CHRISTMAS. ±L>6 

Thou didst so love the world as to send Thine only 
begotten Son, that whosoever bclieveth in Him might not 
perish, but have everlasting life. Thou didst suffer Him 
to be born of the blessed Virgin, to assume our nature, 
to take upon Him our infirmities and bear our sicknesses, 
to die the cursed death of the cross, that we might live. 

Lord, we joyfully acknowledge and thank Thee, that 
by this birth and this death we attain unto everlasting 
life, and become heirs of Thy kingdom. We adore Thy 
name. We praise Thy mercy. All the angelic hosts 
admire Thy glorious grace ; and, as long as men shall 
dwell upon the earth, Thy praise shall resound, and every 
tongue shall sing : Glory to God in the highest, and on 
earth peace, and good will toward men ! 

Jesus, Thou Son of God, we bless Thee for becoming 
flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone, and beseech 
Thee, that we may be made partakers of the fruits of Thy 
redemption. Thon, who art the Son of God, the joy and 
glory of the human race, the Lamb of God that taketh 
away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us ! Thou, 
who didst descend to earth, and become like one of us in 
all things, sin only excepted; who didst die and rise 
again, and return to the bosom of the Father, there to 
prepare mansions of rest for Thy people ; hear our prayer, 
and let our songs of praise come up acceptably before 
Thee. 

Thou, who didst come to destroy the works of the Devi], 
deliver us from all our sins and make us able to renounce 
them. As Thou wert born in a manger, and didst lead a 
life of poverty and sorrow, and humble Thyself unto 
death, even the death of the cross, so may we also have 
power to despise the vain pomps of this world and strive 
only after the heavenly glory and eternal felicity, which 
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154 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

hast loved us, so also may we love Thee, and let nothing 
separate us from Thy love. 

God, because we believe Thy dear Son was born to 
raise us to eternal life, teach us rightly to perceive that 
by this faith and this hope we are bound to purify our- 
selves even as He is pure, so that we may worthily cele- 
brate Thy praise and enjoy the glory, which is yet to be 
revealed in us ; and when our great Redeemer shall come 
again, a second time, in the clouds of heaven, with all His 
holy angels, may we become like Him, in the kingdom 
of His glory, where He lives and reigns, God over all, 
blessed forever ! Amen. 



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CANTICLE. 



Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all genera- 
tions. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 
Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from 
everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. 

Thou in the beginning' didst create the heaven and the 
earth, when the morning stars sang together, and all the 
sons of God shouted for joy. Thou didst say, Let there 
be light in the firmament ; and didst call forth sur^, moon, 
and stars, that they might be for signs, and for seasons, 
and for days, and for years. 

Lord, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him ; 
or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him ! 
Behold, Thou hast made our days as a handbreadth : and 
our age is as nothing before Thee. Verily, every man at 
his best estate is altogether vanity. 

Lord, make us to know our end, and the measure of 



NEW YEAR. 155 

our days, what it is, that we may know how frail w t c arc, 
and walk in wisdom, redeeming the time, because the 
days are evil. 

We are strangers with Thee and sojourners, as all our 
fathers were ; let Thy statutes be our song in the house 
of our pilgrimage. comfort us all the days of this vain 
life, which we spend as a shadow, until our change come. 

"We give glory unto the Alpha and Omega, the begin- 
ning and the ending. We fall at the feet of Jesus Christ, 
the Son of God, who lays His right hand upon us, and 
says : Fear not ; I am the first and the last : I am He that 
liveth, and was dead ; and behold, I am alive forevermore, 
Amen ; and have the keys of hell and of death. 

We shall live because Thou livest, Jesus Christ the 
same yesterday, and to-day, and forever. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy 
Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen, 

PRAYERS. 



Almighty God, we adore Thee as the eternal and un- 
changeable Jehovah, with whom one day is as a thousand 
years, and a thousand years as one day. Of old hast 
Thou laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens 
are the work of Thy hands. They shall perish, but Thou 
shalt endure ; yea, all of them shall wax old like a gar- 
ment; as a vesture Thou shalt change them, and they 
shall be changed. But Thou art the same, and Thy years 
shall have no end. Unchangeable art Thou also in Thy 
promises and gracious dealings with the children of men. 
Though the mountains shall depart and the hills be re- 
moved, Thy kindness shall not depart from Thy people, 
neither shall the covenant of Thy peace be removed. The 
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156 PHAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

tliem that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children's 
children ; to such as keep His covenant and to those that 
remember His commandments to do them. 

What thanks shall we render unto Thee our Maker, 
Preserver, and most bountiful Benefactor, for the innu- 
merable blessings with which Thou hast crowned our lives 
during the past year. With Jacob of old, we must confess : 
We are not worthy of the least of all the mercies and the 
truth which Thou hast showed unto Thy servants. We have 
broken Thy laws and commandments; we have grieved 
Thy Holy Spirit ; we have wasted many days, and weeks, 
and years, in the service of the world; and if Thou shouldst 
now enter into judgment with us, we could not stand. 
But Thou, O Lord God, art merciful and gracious, long 
suffering and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping 
mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and trangression 
and sin. We take refuge in the merits of Thy Son Jesus 
Christ, in whom Thou hast declared Thyself well pleased. 
Lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us, and 
restore unto us the joy of Thy salvation. 

And as Thou, in Thine infinite goodness, hast brought 
us safely to the beginning of another year, we humbly 
beseech Thee to deliver us not only from the guilt of sin, 
but also from its power and dominion. Create in us a 
clean heart, God, and renew a right spirit within us. 
Enable us to put off the old man, which is corrupt accord- 
ing to the deceitful lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit 
of our mind, and to put on the new man, which after God 
is created in righteousness and true holiness. Inspire us 
with a living sense of the rapid flight of time, the cer- 
tainty of death, and. the judgment to come. So teach us 
to number our clays that we may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. Help us to bear in mind that we are strangers 
and pilgrims on the earth, and direct our desires to the 
city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is 



NEW YEAR. 157 

God. May we seek first the kingdom of God and His 
righteousness, and lay up for ourselves treasures in hea- 
ven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves do not break through nor steal. And as w r e know 
neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man 
corneth, give us grace to watch and pray, and to be always 
ready, having our loins girded and our lights burning, 
like unto men that wait for their Lord. 

Now, heavenly Father, take us, and the whole human 
family, under the wings of Thy gracious protection for this 
new year of our earthly pilgrimage. Prepare us for all 
its duties, trials, and afflictions, that in all these things we 
may be more than conquerors through Him that loved us. 
And should this year be our last, grant that we may de- 
part hence with triumphant faith, and enter into the man- 
sions of eternal rest and peace, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, who is the same yesterday, to-day, and forever. 
Amen, 

II. 

O Lord, of old hast Thou laid the foundation of the 
earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands. They 
shall perish, but Thou shalt endure ; yea, all of them shall 
wax old like a garment ; as a vesture shalt Thou change 
them, and they shall be changed ; but Thou art the same, 
and Thy years shall have no end. We bring Thee bless- 
ing, and worship, and praise, on this the first morning of 
a new year. Thou that art unchangeable, Thou that art 
from everlasting to everlasting, and with whom a thou- 
sand years are as one clay, to Thee be honor and thanks- 
giving ; Thine is the strength, the power, and the might ; 
Thou hast made heaven and earth; Thou didst call time, 
and it began ; Thou didst establish the foundations of the 
earth ; the day is Thine, the night also is Thine : Thou 
hast prepared the light and the sun. 

Lord, the everlasting and almighty God, before whose 
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158 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

majesty and holiness we poor sinners fear and tremble 
Thou art also the eternal fountain of mercy, Thou art our 
refuge forever. Thou hast regarded our misery, and 
caused a new year of grace to dawn upon us, in Jesus 
Christ Thy Son. Unto thee, the eternal source of all 
grace, we this day lift up our hearts and our hands, and 
beseech Thee, that Thou wouldst cause this new earthly 
year to be to us also a year of salvation. 

"We bring ourselves as an offering unto Thee this day. 
Sanctify us by Thy Spirit, and let the power of Thy grace 
reign in and over us. In the name of Jesus we begin 
this year. In Him look Thou in pity upon us, Father of 
mercies, and bless and keep us, and guide our feet in the 
way of peace. May we to-day, and at all times, under- 
stand Thy word and lay it to heart; that, when Thou 
shalt call us from this world to Thyself, we may close our 
mortal life in peace, and begin the great new year of 
Eternity with joy, and come into Thy blissful presence; 
where we shall unite from everlasting to everlasting with 
angels and saints, in ascribing blessing, and honor, and 
glory, and power, unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, 
and unto the Lamb, forever and ever. Amen. 



CANTICLE. 



Christ our passover was offered for us on this day. 
He was delivered for our offences ; He bore our sins in 
His own body on the tree, and the Lord laid on Him the 
iniquity of us all. His soul was sorrowful, even unto 
death; He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter; He 
humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even 



GOOD FRIDAY. 159 

the death of the cross. He was taken from prison and 
from judgment; He was cut off out of the land of the 
living. 

Sing praises unto our God and the Lamb, and say: 
Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us out of every kin- 
dred, and tongue, and people, and nation ; Thou hast made 
us unto our God, kings and priests. Worthy is the Lamb 
that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, 
and strength, and honor, and glory, forever and ever. 

All creatures which are in heaven, and on the earth, 
ascribe blessing and honor unto Him that sitteth upon 
the throne and unto the Lamb ! Now is come salvation 
and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the 
power of his Christ. 

If God be for us, who can be against us. He spared 
not his only begotten Son, but delivered Him up for 
us all ; how shall He not with Him also freely give us all 
things ! 

Unto Him that loved us, and w T ashed us from our sins 
in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests 
unto God and his Father, to Him be glory and dominion 
forever and ever. 

Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy 
Ghost, which is, and which was, and which is to come, 
God over all, blessed forever more. Amen. 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

Lord Jesus Christ, eternal Son of God, our blessed 
Redeemer, give us grace, we beseech Thee, worthily to 
celebrate on this day Thine unfathomable love to a sinful 
and guilty world. Thou wast pleased to descend from 
the throne of Thy heavenly glory, to assume our human 
nature, to be persecuted, denied, betrayed, condemned, 
and nailed to the Cross, that we miserable sinners might 



1G0 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

be delivered from the curse of the law, and escape the 
just sentence of everlasting damnation. Thou wast 
wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our ini- 
quities. The chastisement of our peace was upon Thee ; 
and with Thy stripes we are healed. All we, like sheep, 
have gone astray ; we have turned every one to his own 
way, and the Lord hath ■ laid on Thee the iniquity of us 
all. Thou, who knewest no sin, hast been made sin for us, 
that we might be made the righteousness of God in Thee. 
Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy 
blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and 
nation, and by one offering hast perfected forever them 
that are sanctified. 

Therefore, with the ten thousand times ten thousand, 
and all the heavenly host of the redeemed, we would 
unite in saying : Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to 
receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and 
honor, and glory, and blessing. We bless Thee for all 
the burdens Thou hast borne, for all the tears Thou hast 
wept, for all the pains Thou hast suffered, for every drop 
of blood Thou hast shed, for every word of comfort Thou 
hast spoken on the Cross, for every conflict with the 
powers of darkness, and for Thine eternal victory over the 
terrors of death and the pains of hell. 

Fill us, Lord, this clay, with a lively sense of the 
terrible nature of our sin and guilt, which called for so 
costly a sacrifice, and of the unutterable love of God, who 
spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all. 
May we hate and abhor sin more than ever, and live here- 
after not unto ourselves, but unto Him who died for us 
and rose again. May we always remember that we are 
not our own, but bought with a price, and bound to glo- 
rify God in our body and in our spirit, which are Thine. 
Give us grace to cleave to Thy Cross in prosperity and 
adversity, in the trials and temptations of life, in the 



GOOD FRIDAY. 1G1 

agonies of death and in the day of judgment. Make us 
willing and ready to suffer and to die for Thee, who didst 
die for us, that being partakers of Thy sufferings, we 
may become partakers also of Thy glorious resurrection 
and ascension. 

And now unto Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, 
and the first-begotten of the dead, and the prince of the 
kings of the earth, unto Him that loved us, and washed 
us from our sins in His own blood, and hath made us 
kings and priests unto God and His Father ; to Him be 
glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 

II. 

An Act of Humiliation and Praise for the Death of 

Christ. 

The Lamb, that was slain, is worthy to receive might, 
and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and 
praise, and blessing. 

Congregation. Amen. 

Cast yourselves down, and bend your hearts before the 
Lord that hath redeemed us ! Unto the Lamb that was 
slain, give glory ! Let us give thanks unto our Lord and 
Saviour, and say: 

Lord Jesus Christ ! Thou holy and spotless Son of 
God, that takest away the sin of the world, we heartily 
thank Thee for Thy holy passion, and Thy death, for Thy 
sorrow and anguish of heart, for Thy pains and wounds, 
for all that Thou didst endure in body and soul. Thou 
didst come into the world to save sinners ; the light shone 
into darkness, but the darkness comprehended it not. 
Thy people Israel, the seed of Abraham, rejected Thee ; 
the Scribes and Pharisees blasphemed Thee ; the Saddu- 
cees mocked Thee ; the High Priest and the Council un- 
justly condemned Thee, the Son of God; the people that 
yesterday cried unto Thee, Hosanna, to-day cried out, 
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162 PRATERS POR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

Crucify Him ! The heathen Governor declared Thine in- 
nocence, and yet delivered Thee over into the hands of 
the unrighteous : Thou wast dragged from judgment-seat 
to judgment-seat, scourged and oeaten, a derision of the 
people. Thy disciples forsook Thee ; Judas betrayed 
Thee ; thy Peter denied Thee. Lo, the. sins of the whole 
world conspired and rose up against Thee, and Thou didst 
bear them. 

Cong. For this ive thank Thee, Lord Jesus. 

Lord, Lord, merciful Saviour and Son of Man, Thou 
didst reward hatred with love, cruelty with compassion. 
Neither malice nor blindness, neither craft nor weakness, 
could make Thee swerve from fulfilling the purpose of 
Thy grace. Thou didst willingly deliver up Thyself to 
scorn and reproach ; and as a lamb led to the slaughter is 
dumb, so Thou openedst not Thy mouth. Upon the 
disciple that denied Thee, Thou didst cast a look of sor- 
rowful love ; in the very moment, when the multitude 
demanded Thy crucifixion, Thou wast resolved to pour 
out Thy blood for their redemption ; and even on the 
Cross, Thou didst open the gates of Paradise to the male- 
factor, and pray for Thy murderers ! 

Cong. For this we thank Thee, Lord Jesus. 

Lord, Lord, eternal only begotten Son of God ! Thou 
did not look upon the sin of the world like one of us ; 
Thouhadst no pleasure in our wickedness. Thou, Eter- 
nal Son of the Father, didst not overlook or excuse the 
rebellion of our race against the Father, and against 
Thee, His anointed, but didst concur in the counsel of 
eternal justice, that upon sin the wrath and curse of God 
must rest ! But, Lord, in Thee with eternal and in- 
exorable justice hath also appeared everlasting, unfathom- 
able love. Thou didst take the curse of sin, which was 
due to us, upon Thyself. Thou didst endure the agony 
of soul, which we should have endured. Thou didst 



GOOD FRIDAY. 163 

tremble in Gethsemane before the strict justice of God, 
where we should have trembled ! Surely Thou didst bear 
our griefs and carry our sorrows ! 

Cong. For this we thank Thee, Lord Jesus. 

Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast manifested all the might 
and eternal energy of Love, and illustrated the glory of 
Thy Father upon the earth, when thou didst, as our 
surety, give Thyself to the Cross, and didst bear the sins 
of all mankind, in our stead ! 

We thank Thee that Thou didst suffer Thyself to be 
bound, that we might be made free ; accused, that we 
might be made righteous ; reviled, that we might come 
to honor. We thank Thee, that Thou didst wear the 
crown of thorns, that we might receive the crown of right- 
eousness. Thou didst suffer Thyself to be clothed with 
purple, that we might be arrayed in the white robe of sal- 
vation. Thou, the Prince of Life, didst bow Thy head 
in death, that we, the bond-servants of death, might be 
raised to life in Thee. The penalty was laid on Thee, 
that we might have peace, and through Thy wounds we 
are healed ! 

Cong. For this we thank Thee, Lord Jesus. 

Lord, our Saviour and Redeemer! The sin of the 
world, that brought Thee to the Cross, also dwelleth in 
us. Behold, we acknowledge our unrighteousness, and 
do not cloak our sin before Thee. Of the flesh we have 
inherited corruption; death has passed upon us, because 
we all have sinned. The folly of the Jewish people, who 
esteemed not their salvation, dwelleth also in us; we too, 
by nature, seek not the things which are above, but those 
things which are upon the earth. The hatred of the 
high priests and scribes dwelleth also in us ; we too hate, 
by nature, Him who speaketh to us the truth. The un- 
belief of the Sadducees dwelleth also in us ; we too, by 
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164 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

despise the invisible truth. The unrighteousness of the 
heathen governor clwelleth also in us ; we too, inquire 
more after our pleasure and ease, than after the will of 
Thy Father. The covetousness, which led the betrayer 
to his crime, has its root also in our hearts. The weak- 
ness of Peter is our weakness ; Lord, how often have we 
denied Thee ! O Lord, we confess with deep shame : In 
all our sins, we have sinned against Thee ! Ours, even 
ours is the sin which Thou didst bear. Even our sins 
brought Thee to the Cross ! 

Cong. Have mercy upon us, Lord Jesus, 

Eternal, compassionate High Priest, have mercy upon 
us ! Forgive us our sins for the sake of Thy death ! 
Wash us thoroughly from all our uncleanness ! Let the re- 
membrance of Thy bitter sufferings be ever present to 
our souls, and may we never forget, how much it cost Thee 
to redeem us ! Let a glance at Thy Cross make us trem- 
ble at every sin ! Let the blessed assurance, that, 
through Thee our sins are forgiven, kindle in our hearts 
the flame of love and thankfulness. 

O Lord, yet once more we lift our hands to Thee, and 
bless Thee, Lord Jesus, for Thy death. Worthy is the 
Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and 
wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. 
Everlasting adoration and praise be unto Thee, Lord 
Jesus Christ, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, 
in unity of essence, livest and reignest true God fosever- 
more. 

Cong. Amen. 

(&nttx gag* 

CANTICLE. 

Christ our Passover has risen. He was dead, and 
behold He is alive for evermore, and hath the keys of hell 
and of death. 



EASTER DAY. 1G5 

Christ our Passover was dead, a sacrifice for our sins. 
Therefore we keep the feast no more with the leaven of 
malice aud wickedness ; hut with the unleavened bread 
of sincerity and truth. 

Christ is risen from the dead, and henceforth dieth no 
more ; death hath no more dominion over Him. He died 
unto sin once, but now He liveth unto God ; the Prince 
of Life could not be holden of death. 

God did not leave his soul in the grave, nor suffer his 
Holy One to see corruption. He was dead, and behold 
He is alive again, and hath the keys of hell and of death. 

Christ is risen, the first fruits of them that slept. Since 
by man came death, by man came also the resurrection 
of the dead ; and as in Adam all die, even so in Christ 
shall all be made alive, at his coming. 

Death is swallowed up for ever ! Death, where is 
thy sting? Grave, where is thy victory? Thanks be 
unto God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

Glory be to God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, in the Church that is in Christ, for ever and ever! 
Amen. 

PRAYERS. 
I. 

Blessed be God, who, by His mighty power, wrought 
in Christ, and raised Him from the dead ! 

Thou didst not, gracious Father! suffer Thine Holy 
One to see corruption ; Thou didst show Him the path of 
life; Thou didst raise up Thy Son Jesus; Thou didst 
make Him both Lord and Christ; and Thou wilt also raise 
us up from the death of sin, together with Him, and make 
us sit with Him in heavenly places. 

Blessing and honor, be likewise unto Thee, Thou 
Prince of Life, Thou that sayest unto us : I was dead, 
and behold, I am alive again for evermore, and hold the 



166 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

keys of hell and of death ! Thou art risen, and our 
faith is not in vain ; we are no more in our sins, and those 
who have fallen asleep in Thee are not lost; Thou art 
risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them 
that sleep. Death is swallowed up in victory. Death, 
where is thy sting ? Grave, where is thy victory ? 

Speak, risen Lord, by Thy Spirit, words of eternal 
life to our souls, and say unto us : Because I live, ye 
shall live also, that henceforth, we may not live unto our- 
selves, but unto Thee who didst die and rise again for us. 
Yea, let the hearts of all that to this hour are sunk in the 
death of sin, be penetrated by the voice of Thine al- 
mighty power, the voice that cries : Awake, thou that 
sleepest, arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee 
light, so that they may now leave their dark grave, and 
as children of light, walk henceforth in newness of life. 

Thou, who art the Resurrection and the Life, make 
the Holy Supper also of which we shall this clay partake, 
a source of blessing to them who are strong in faith, and 
to them who are weak, that by means of this spiritual 
repast all may be stirred up to a daily growth in the 
divine life. 

Endue all that are in authority with wisdom and the 
fear of Thy holy name, that we may lead a quiet and 
peaceable life, in all godliness and honesty. 

Give to the churches, which Thou hast purchased with 
Thine own blood, shepherds who shall take heed unto 
themselves, and to the whole flock; and let all teachers 
hold fast the form of sound words of faith and love 
which are in Christ Jesus. 

Grant unto all parents grace, that they may bring up 
their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord ; 
and incline all children to honor their parents, that it may 
be well with them. 

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EASTER DAY. 167 

in distress and temptation ; have compassion upon all 
who are wrestling with disease and death; make them 
living witnesses to the power of Thy resurrection, that 
each may he enabled to say from blessed experience : I 
know that my Redeemer livcth. 

Lord, our Saviour ! when we pass through the valley 
of the shadow of death, may Thy resurrection be to our 
faith a sure pledge of participation in the unfading in- 
heritance of that eternal life which Thou hast prepared 
for all them that love Thy appearing. 

thou God of peace, who hast brought again from the 
dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of the 
sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 
make us perfect in every good work, to do Thy will, 
working in us that which is well pleasing in Thy sight, 
through Jesus Christ Thy beloved Son our Lord. Amen. 

II. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath be- 
gotten us again to a lively hope, by the resurrection of 
Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incor- 
ruptible, and undented, and that fadeth not away, reserved 
for us in the heavens. 

Let us give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good ; for 
His mercy endureth for ever. He hath ransomed us from 
the power of the grave ; He hath redeemed us from death, 
and hath put into our mouths a new song of triumph and 
joy: O death, where is thy sting? grave, where is thy 
victory ? Glory and honor, thanksgiving and praise, be 
unto God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

Thou didst not, O gracious Father, suffer Thy Holy 
One to see corruption. Thou didst not leave His soul in 
hell ; but didst show unto Him the path of life. By the 
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168 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

from the dead, and set Him at Thine own right hand in 
the heavenly places, far ahove all principality, and power, 
and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, 
not only in this world, bnt also in that which is to come. 

Glory be unto Thee, Thou Son of Man, Prince of 
life and First-begotten of the dead, who boldest the seven 
stars in Thy right hand, and walkest in the midst of the 
seven golden candlesticks, and whose voice sounds, like 
a trumpet, through all ages : I am He that liveth, and 
was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, Amen ; 
and have the keys of hell and of death. Hail, Lion of 
the tribe of Judah, by whom the captive is taken away 
from the mighty, and the prey of the terrible is delivered. 
Through death Thou hast destroyed him that had the 
power of death. Thou hast spoiled principalities and 
powers, and hast made a show of them openly, triumph- 
ing over them by Thy cross. Thou didst descend into 
the lowest parts of the earth, and hast ascended up again 
far above all heavens, leading captivity captive, that Thou 
mightst fill all things. 

Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the 
first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came 
death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 

Lo, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is 
become the head of the corner. This is the Lord's doing, 
and it is marvellous in our eyes. 

Thou art the King of glory, Christ ! Thou alone art 
holy, and without sin. We fall down before Thee, who 
wast crucified ; we praise and glorify Thee, who art risen 
from the dead. When Thou hadst overcome the sharp- 
ness of death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven 
to all believers. Being delivered for our offences, Thou 
wast raised again for our justification. Thou hast abo- 
lished death, and brought life and immortality to light 
through the gospel. Thou art Thyself, Lord Jesus, the 



EASTER DAY. 160 

Resurrection and the Life. He that belie veth in Thee, 
though he were dead, yet shall he live ; and whosoever 
liveth and bclieveth in Thee, shall never die. 

"We believe, Lord ; help Thou our unbelief. Fulfil in 
us, we beseech Thee, the work of faith with power ; that 
being planted together in the likeness of Thy death, we 
may be also in the likeness of Thy resurrection. Glori- 
ously accomplish in us Thy mission of blessing and peace, 
in turning away every one of us from our iniquities. Cause 
us to rise with Thee, by true repentance, from our natural 
death of trespasses and sins, and to walk with Thee in 
newness of life ; that through Thy power resting upon us 
we may overcome the world, and be counted worthy at 
last to reign with Thee eternally in heaven. 

Breathe upon us, risen Saviour, that we may receive 
the Holy Ghost. May He be in us, and abide with us 
continually, both as the seal of our adoption into the 
family of God now, and as the sure pledge of the still 
more glorious redemption which is reserved for us here- 
after. Give us power to walk in the Spirit, that we may 
not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. Being risen with Thee, 
may we have grace to set our affection on things above, 
and not on things on the earth. Let our conversation be 
in heaven, and our life hid with Thee in God ; that at 
Thy coming to judge the world we also may appear with 
Thee in glory, being like Thee, and having our vile 
bodies changed into the fashion of Thine own glorious 
body, according to the working whereby Thou art able 
even to subdue all things unto Thyself. 

We beseech Thee, Lord, to save Thy people and 
bless Thy heritage. Govern them, and lift them up for 
ever. Let the power of Thy resurrection appear in the 
patience and joy of Thy saints, comforting them in their 
afflictions, and making them strong to do Thy will. Show 
Thyself to be indeed Head over all things to the Church, 
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170 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

which is Thy Body, the organ of Thy presence and power 
in the world to the end of time. Thy throne, God, is 
for ever and ever ; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre 
of Thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and 
hated iniquity : therefore God, even Thy God, hath an- 
ointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows. 
Take unto Thee Thy great power, Thou that sittest at the 
right hand of God in the glory of the Father, and reign 
King of nations as Thou art King of saints. Send the rod 
of Thy strength victoriously out of Zion. Eule Thou, 
Lord, in the midst of Thine enemies. Subdue the nations 
to Thy grace, and let the earth be filled with the know- 
ledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 
And now may the God of peace, that brought again 
from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the 
sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 
make us perfect in every good work to do His will, work- 
ing in us that which is well pleasing in His sight, through 
Jesus Christ : to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 



^nmifltt Jag. 

CANTICLE. 

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou at My right 
hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool. The 
Lord shall send the rod of Thy strength out of Zion, and 
say: Rule Thou in the midst of Thine enemies! The 
Lord hath sworn, and will not repent : Thou art a priest 
for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 

O clap your hands, all ye people. Shout unto God with 
the voice of triumph ! God is gone up with a shout, the 
Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Lift up your heads, 
O ye gates ; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and 
the King of glory shall come in ! Who is this King of 



ASCENSION DAY. 171 

glory ? The Lord, strong and mighty ; He is the King 
of glory. 

Sing praises to God, and unto our King ! Sing praises ! 
For He is the King of all the earth ; God reigneth over 
the heathen ; He sitteth upon the throne of His holiness. 
Let all the world bow down before Him, and all the 
angels of God worship Him ! 

Thy throne, God, is for ever and ever ; the sceptre 
of Thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righte- 
ousness and hatest wickedness ; therefore God, Thy God, 
hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy 
fellows. Thou hast ascended on high; Thou hast led 
captivity captive; Thou hast received gifts for men. 
Thou hast entered into Thy Father's house, to prepare a 
mansion for us. 

Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? 
It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? 
It is Christ that died ; yea, rather, that is risen again, who 
is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh inter- 
cession for us ! 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost, through Jesus Christ our Lord. His is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory ! Amen. 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

Lord, almighty Father, we lift up our hearts unto 
the heavens, where our Saviour is, at Thy right hand of 
majesty and power. We call to remembrance this day, 
that the Lord Jesus, Thine only begotten, eternal Son, 
was taken up in His holy humanity from this world into 
heaven. Thou hast exalted Him ; Thou hast given Him 
a name which is above every name ; that at the name of 
Jesus every knee should bow, and every tongue confess, 
that He is Lord, heavenly Father, to Thy glory. 

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172 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

sittest at the right hand of the Father. To the elect 
angels the Father hath indeed given very great and spe- 
cial honor. Thousands of thousands serve Him, and tens 
of thousands stand before Him. But to no angel hath 
God at any time said : Sit thou at My right hand. 

Lord Jesus, thou Prince of peace, for Thee alone the 
everlasting doors have been lifted up. Thy kingdom 
alone is an everlasting kingdom. Thou alone art the true 
King of glory. And since Thou hast ascended to Thy 
God and to our God, to Thy Father and to our Father, 
and now diest no more, but livest eternally to make inter- 
cession for us, surely Thou art able to save to the utter- 
most all who come unto God by Thee. Yea, more : it is 
Thy will, that where Thou art, in due time we may be 
also; that as we have borne the image of the earthly 
Adam, we may then also bear the image of the heavenly. 

Meanwhile, Lord, comfort Thy sorrowing people 
here below, and grant that in all our tribulation we may 
continually ascend to Thee, in acts of pious and holy de- 
votion. And as Thou hast opened heaven to us by Thy 
bitter passion and death, so keep us that we may not close 
this same heaven again by an impenitent and unthankful 
life. 

Grant, Lord, that at Thy most certain and glorious 
second coming at the last day, we may hear the trumpet 
of Thy holy archangel, and have our part in the resurrec- 
tion of the just. And that we may then be caught up to 
meet Thee, and enter into the heavenly land, and come 
to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the hea- 
venly Jerusalem, to the Church of the first born, to the 
spirits of the just made perfect, to Thee, the only Medi- 
ator of the new covenant, and to God, Thy Father and 
our Father. 

Unto Thee, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, 
be thanksgiving, blessing, praise, and honor, now and 
for evermore. Amen. 



ASCENSION DAY. 173 



II. 



Loud Jesus Christ, Almighty King of glory, who, by 
Thy triumphant ascension into heaven, hast placed Thy- 
self at the right hand of the majesty and power of God, 
and hast made all Thine enemies, sin, death, the devil, 
hell, and the world, Thy footstool, how shall we suitably 
and sufficiently praise and magnify Thy great name for 
this conquest, this victory, this glory? 

As a strong God, Thou didst go up with a shout, and 
as the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to 
God, sing praises ; sing praises to our King, sing praises. 
Thou hast ascended up on hi^h, and didst lead captivity 
captive. Thou hast received gifts for men. Thou art 
exalted above all angels and principalities, and above all 
power and might, and above every thing that is named in 
this world and in that which is to come. God has made 
Thee to be the head over Thy Church, which is Thy body 
the fulness of Him, which fllleth all in all. Thou art our 
everlasting, only Head, who impartest to all the members 
of Thy body, life and light, comfort, strength, powder, vic- 
tory, peace and joy. Thou art our eternal King, who 
anointest us with Thy Holy Spirit, and hast given to us 
apostles and prophets and evangelists, pastors and teach- 
ers, that Thy spiritual body may be built up. Thou hast 
an everlasting priesthood, and canst save to the uttermost, 
and wilt hear the prayers of all who come to thee, calling 
upon Thy name. By Thy glorious ascension into heaven 
Thou hast pointed to us the w T ay, opened again the gates 
of paradise, and prepared for us mansions of glory ; and 
as Thou our head art in heaven now, so are we assured that 
Thou wilt bring us Thy members thither also. Thou wilt 
receive us to Thyself, that where Thou art, there we may 
be, and behold Thy glory. In the assurance that w T e shall 
be with Thee, is our saving hope established. To this end 
Thou appearest also as our advoeate in the presence of ' 



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174 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

Thy heavenly Father, and dost testify that with Thine 
own blood Thou hast entered into the holiest, and hast 
purchased for us eternal redemption, and hast brought in 
an everlasting righteousness. 

Draw us to Thee, we beseech Thee, that we may have 
our conversation in heaven, in all holy dispositions and 
desires ; so that where our treasure is, there our hearts 
may be also. Thus may we ever seek the things which 
are above, not the things which are on the earth ; and 
press toward the mark for the prize of the high call- 
ing of God in Christ Jesus. Draw us, and we will run 
after Thee. Give us the wings of the morning, and fill 
our hearts with heavenly desires, that we may rise to 
Thee. Grant that we may continually enjoy Thy pre- 
sence, according to Thy promise, and finally ascend to 
Thy Father and to our Father, to Thy God and to our 
God : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory 
forever. Amen. 



CANTICLE. 



Let us praise the Lord, and exalt His goodness. Let 
us come before Him with songs of praise, and hymns of 
thanksgiving ! God hath raised up His holy child Jesus, 
who being by His right hand exalted, shed forth the pro- 
mise of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, so that they 
spake with new tongues, and wrought signs and wonders 
in His name. 

He gave power to the testimony of His servants. The 
kingdoms of the earth, the people and nations, have heard 
His voice, and have rendered obedience unto our Lord and 
to His Christ. 



WHITSUNDAY. 175 

We render thanks unto Thee, O Lord, who art the 
Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, that Thou bast 
revealed Thy power, and entered upon Thy kingdom. 

We praise Thee, that, according to Thy promise, Thou 
hast sent unto us the Comforter, even the Spirit of truth, 
that He may abide with us forever. Because we are Thy 
children, Thou hast sent the Spirit of Thy Son into our 
hearts, whereby we cry : Abba, Father. It is the Spirit, 
which witnesscth with our spirits, that we are the children 
of God. 

The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities, and with groan- 
ings which cannot be uttered, maketh intercession for us, 
who wait for the redemption of our body, and for the 
manifestation of the glorious liberty of the sons of God. 

The Spirit is the earnest and pledge of our inheritance ; 
whereby also we are sealed unto the day of redemption. 
O Lord, we praise Thee, and render Thee thanks, that 
Thou hast given us the Spirit. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy 
Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 



PRAYERS. 

I. 

Tno-u Author of peace and Lover of concord, in 
knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life ; and whose 
service is perfect freedom; cleanse the thoughts of our 
hearts, by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit ; and give us 
grace, whereby we may serve Thee acceptably, with reve- 
rence and with godly fear. 

We thank Thee for all that Thy beloved Son Jesus did, 
and taught, and suffered. We especially bless Thee, at 
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176 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

spake iii the immediate prospect of the hour and power 
of darkness. Do Thou work in our souls a principle of 
living faith in Him, that amidst all the sorrows of this 
mortal life, we may be enabled to place our confidence in 
Thee, and elevate our thoughts and affections to those 
many mansions in His Father's house, which our exalted 
Saviour has gone to prepare for His believing people. 

ascended Lord and Saviour Jesus ! we thank Thee, 
that having received of the Father the promise of the 
Holy Ghost, Thou didst so wonderfully, as on this day, 
fill Thy disciples with the blessed gift, baptizing them 
with the Holy Ghost and enabling them to go forth, as 
Thy ambassadors to all nations, speaking with new 
tongues, and proclaiming far and wide, that God was in 
Christ, reconciling the w T orld unto Himself. 

Holy Spirit! Thou who art true and eternal God, 
with the Father and the Son ; who art also given to us, to 
make us, by a true faith, partakers of Christ and all His 
benefits ; fulfil in us, we beseech Thee, the mission of 
love, and abide with us forever. 

Spirit of light and truth, lead us into all truth, enlighten 
our minds and expel from them all darkness. Spirit of 
prayer and supplication, teach us to pray aright, and 
Thou thyself make intercession for us with groanings 
which cannot be uttered. Spirit of power, assist us by 
Thy might, be with us in our temptations, confirm us 
continually by Thy grace, and evermore draw us towards 
that which is good. 

Spirit of holiness, sanctify our understanding and our 
heart, purify our affections, and enable us to be faithful 
each one in his calling. Spirit of comfort, our Comforter, 
abide with us forever ; comfort us in all our tribulation, 
and fill us at all times with joy unspeakable and full of 
glory. Spirit of peace, infuse into us the temper of peace, 
meekness and mutual love. 



WHITSUNDAY. 177 

O Holy Spirit ! thou Spirit of Gocl, who didst descend 
upon the Apostles in cloven tongues like as of fire, and 
bestow upon them power to proclaim the wonderful 
works of God; kindle in our hearts the celestial fire of 
holy thoughts, and fervent prayers ; fill us with true zeal 
to glorify Thee and edify our neighbor, by words and 
deeds which arc well pleasing in Thy sight ! 

God, cast us not away from Thy presence, and take 
not Thy Holy Spirit from us ! Suffer us not to quench, 
grieve, or resist Him. Rather may He dwell in us, as 
His temple ; may He be our guide through this mortal 
life ; so that we may rejoice always in His heavenly con- 
solations, and having finished our course, may attain at 
last to the resurrection of the body, by the Spirit of Christ 
which dwelleth in us, and be found worthy to enter into 
Thy glory ; there to praise Thee, the Father, the Son, and 
the Holy Ghost, throughout all ages, world without end. 
A men. 

II. 

We bless and adore Thee, Lord God, our Father, 
that Thou hast visited Thy people with salvation. Be- 
hold, the Spirit of promise has come unto us. 

Blessed be Thy name, God the Son, our Saviour. 
Thou hast revealed and glorified the Father : Thou hast 
ascended up on high : Thou hast led captivity captive : 
Thou hast received gifts for men : and Thou hast shed 
forth, as on this day, the great Gift, even the Holy Ghost, 
that Thy people might not be orphans, but by His con- 
tinual presence abide in the Father and in Thee. 

With devout gratitude, and great joy, we celebrate Thy 
glorious Advent, Holy Ghost ; whom we worship with 
the Father and the Son, one in essence and in honor, very 
God of very God, the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal. 

Thou, as the Spirit of life, didst in the beginning move 
upon the face of the deep, when as yet the earth was 

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178 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

without form and void; and by Thee came order and 
beauty ; and when as yet there was no living thing upon 
the earth, Thou didst go forth and all things were created. 
Quicken Thou us also, we beseech Thee, and give us life 
divine. 

Thou, as the Spirit of light and truth, didst move and 
illuminate the hearts of holy men of old, and unfold by 
them the will of God concerning our redemption. Inspire 
Thou us also with the knowledge of salvation, and fill us 
with all holy thoughts and desires. 

Thou, as the Spirit of grace, didst descend upon our 
blessed Saviour at His baptism, and dwell in Him without 
measure : and when, through Thee, He had offered Him- 
self without spot unto God, and had ascended to His 
Father and our Father, Thou didst, on the day of Pente- 
cost, descend upon Thine Apostles, baptizing them with 
power, so that they spake as with tongues of fire the 
wonderful works of God. Thou who hast taken up 
Thine abode in the Church, dwelling with us, and abiding 
in us for ever, whom the world knoweth not, and cannot 
receive, bring forth in our hearts and lives, we beseech 
Thee, Thine own blessed fruits, in all goodness, and 
righteousness, and truth; that we maybe filled with love, 
joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, faith, meekness, 
and temperance, and so adorn the doctrine of God our 
Saviour in all things. 

Thou, who, as the Spirit of holiness, dost make the 
bodies of Thy saints Thy temples, dwell Thou in us, and 
sanctify us wholly in spirit, and soul, and body; that we 
may not fulfil the lusts of the flesh or of the mind, but 
walk in the fellowship of the Spirit, in all holy obedience 
and devotion. 

Holy Ghost, the Comforter, proceeding from the 
Father and the Son, make us to be of good cheer in all 
our tribulations. Redeem our sighing souls from the 



WHITSUNDAY. 179 

spirit of bondage and fear. Make us free from the law 
of sin and death ; and powerfully aid us that w r e may 
attain unto liberty and peace. Help our infirmities. 
Make intercession for us with groanings that cannot be 
uttered. "Witness with our spirits that we are the chil- 
dren of God. Cry continually in us : Abba, Father. Seal 
us according to the promise, and be Thyself the earnest 
of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession 
purchased for us by the blood of Christ, unto the praise 
of His glory. 

O Holy Spirit, forsake us not. Suffer us not to quench 
Thee ; to grieve Thee ; to do despite unto Thee. Let us 
not be deaf to Thy silent voice, nor insensible to the inward 
motions of Thy constraining and quickening grace. Over- 
come in us the spirit of unbelief: destroy in us the spirit 
of worldliness and vanity : and give us power so to abide 
and walk in Thee, that we may overcome the world, and be 
glorified in the fellowship of the Father and of His Son 
Jesus Christ, even as through Thee also the Son is glo- 
rified in the Father, and the Father in the Son. 

And now, on this joyous festival of Thy glorious ad- 
vent, in the spirit of prayer and supplication which Thou 
dost bestow, and in the spirit of holy song which Thou 
dost inspire, with the whole Church of the redeemed, we 
give unto Thee honor and worship, thanksgiving and 
praise in the highest : ascribing unto Thee, in union with 
the Father and the Son, ever one God, all the glory of 
our hope here, and of our salvation hereafter, world 
without end. Amen. 



180 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

CANTICLE. 

The Ambrosian Hymn, Te Deum laudamus. 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

Lord God Almighty, before tlie mountains were 
brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and 
the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art 
God. At this solemn season we bow our hearts in hum- 
ble reverence, and adore Thee as the Father of an infinite 
majesty, the Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort. For 
when the fulness of time had come Thou didst send 
Thine Only Begotten into the world, that whosoever 
should believe on Him might not perish, but have ever- 
lasting life ; Thou didst declare Him to be the Son of God 
with power, and Thy voice was heard from the most ex- 
cellent glory, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I 
am well pleased : hear ye Him. Grant us grace, O Lord, 
to receive Him, to hear Him, to obey Him, to love Him 
with all our heart and soul, and reconciled to Thee 
through his peace-speaking blood, to call Thee, Abba, 
Father. 

Lord Jesus Christ, Thou eternal Son of the eternal 
Father, God of God, Light of Light, Life of Life, aid us 
to keep ever before our minds the comfortable mysteries 
of Thy deep humiliation, Thine immaculate birth, Thine 
innocent, bitter, and shameful death on the cross, Thy 
victorious resurrection from the dead on the third day, 
Thy triumphant ascension and exaltation at the right 
hand of the Father. O Lord, grant us grace to watch 
with joy, every hour and every moment, for Thy glorious 
second coming in the clouds of heaven, as the righteous 
judge of the quick and of the dead. 

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TRINITY SUNDAY. 181 

Son, Thou Lord and giver of life, who in the beginning 
didst move with creative energy upon the face of the 
waters, who didst overshadow the Virgin Mary, and cause 
her to conceive and bear the Saviour of the world, grant 
that we, born again of water and of the Spirit, may rise 
to newness of life, and becoming more and more closely 
united to our blessed Lord, at last attain unto the stature 
of perfect men in Christ Jesus. 

O Holy, ever-blessed, adorable Trinity, Father, Son, 
and Holy Ghost, one only, true, eternal Gocl, guard, de- 
fend and uphold Thine oppressed and struggling Church 
in all parts of the earth, and bring us all in Thine own 
jxood time out of the waves of this troubled life to the 
glad shores of everlasting felicity, where we will join in 
the song of saints and angels : Holy, Holy, Holy is the 
Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come, 
world without end. Amen. 

ii. 

God, the great God, the only true and living God 
from everlasting, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Three in One, and One in 
Three ; glory, and praise, and worship in the highest be 
unto Thee, Thou holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty. 

Thou alone, glorious and adorable Trinity, art with- 
out beginning, the supreme God, the self-sufficient Al- 
mighty King ; the author and giver of all good ; the same 
yesterday, and to-day, and for ever ; the only consolation, 
peace, rest, and joy of all that Thou hast made. 

Thou didst create the cherubim and seraphim, the prin- 
cipalities and powers, the thrones and dominions, the 
angels and archangels, all the everlasting armies of hea- 
ven: Thou art their joy, and they praise Thee for ever 
and ever. 

Thou didst create man in Thine own image, and when 
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182 PRAYERS FOR FESTIVAL SEASONS. 

he fell didst redeem him in great mercy and love. In 
Thy holy name have we received, through Baptism, the 
washing of regeneration; and Thou hast become our 
Prophet to teach us, our Priest to atone for us, and our 
King to reign over us and in us. Thou art the desire of 
all nations, the hope of Israel, and the portion of all Thy 
saints. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy. Let 
the people praise Thee, O God ; let all the people praise 
Thee. 

Thou art the Holy One of Israel, who dost make Thy 
people holy ; let all that are holy praise Thee. Let all 
Thy saints sing aloud and give thanks unto Thee at the 
remembrance of Thy holiness. 

Thou didst create us : we praise Thee. Thou hast re- 
deemed us: we give thanks unto Thee. Thou dost 
sanctify us: we glorify Thee. Thou art our God, our 
portion, and our joy : with all the heavenly hosts that 
surround Thy throne, we worship Thee; and with all 
Thy saints on earth we unite in giving glory to the Father, 
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the 
beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. 
Amen. 



THE HOLY COMMUNION 



fnpntiiott far tfr* ifllg Cflmmnnifln. 

The Minister shall commence with the sentence : 

The Lord is in His holy temple ; let all the earth keep 
silence before Him. 

Then shall follow the solemn rehearsal of the Ten Commandments, with the 
proper Response and Collect, all the people standing (p. 27). 

After this the Litany shall be repeated, all kneeling (p. 24.) 

Next a suitable Psalm or Hymn shall be sung. 

Then a short Sermon may be preached, bearing on the general object of tho 
service. 

Then shall be sung another Hymn ; after which the Minister, taking his 
place at the altar, shall address the communicants, as follows : 

Beloved in the Lord : — Another communion season 
is at hand. We expect, through the great mercy of God 
our heavenly Father, to unite once more, around the sa- 
cramental altar, in the commemoration of our Saviour's 
dying love. Having this in view, it becomes us to con- 
sider well the nature of this holy service, and to look ear- 
nestly to ourselves, that we may come to it with due pre- 
paration of mind and heart, remembering the words of 
St. Paul, where he saith : Let a man examine himself, 
and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup ; for 

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184 PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 

he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drink- 
eth damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 
The great solemnity and deep import of the sacrament 
are at once evident from the time and manner of its insti- 
tution. Our Lord Jesus Christ, we are told, "the same 
night in which He was betrayed, took bread ; and when 
He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, Take, eat ; 
this is My body, which is broken for you ; this do in re- 
membrance of Me. After the same manner also He took 
the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the new 
testament in My blood ; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, 
in remembrance of Me." 

It has not been without reason, therefore, that the cele- 
bration of the Holy Eucharist has ever been regarded by 
the Church as the inmost sanctuary of the whole Christ- 
ian worship. We have to do here, not with outward signs 
only, but with the heavenly realities themselves which 
these signs are employed to represent. " The cup of bless- 
ing which we bless," says St. Paul, " is it not the commu- 
nion of the blood of Christ ? The bread which we break, 
is it not the communion of the body of Christ?" So our 
blessed Lord Himself solemnly calls the bread His body 
and the cup His blood, or the new testament in His blood. 
u E"ot only thereby to teach us," as we learn from our 
Catechism, "that as bread and wine support this tempo- 
ral life, so His crucified body and shed blood are the true 
meat and drink whereby our souls are fed to eternal life ; 
but more especially by these visible signs and pledges to 
assure us that we are as really partakers of His true body 
and blood (by the operation of the Holy Ghost) as we re- 
ceive by the mouths of our bodies these holy signs in 
remembrance of Him ; and that all His sufferings and 
obedience are as certainly ours, as if we had in our own 
persons suffered and made satisfaction for our sins to 
God." 

Being of such high and awful character, it is plain that 



PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 185 

the Lord's Supper can be rightly and safely approached 
only by those who are of a truly devout and religious 
mind. These holy mysteries are not for the irreverent, 
the worldly, or the profane. The impenitent, the unbe- 
lieving, and all who refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, have no right, while they continue such, to 
partake of this Christian altar. They can do so only at 
their own peril ; for coming to it thus in the spirit of hypo- 
crisy and wickedness, they turn the blessing of the sacra- 
ment into a curse, and that which should be a savor of 
life unto life is made to be for them only a savor of death 
unto death. They eat and drink damnation or judgment 
to themselves ; not because they are sinners, but because 
they are impenitent sinners; not because they are un- 
worthy, but because they eat and drink unworthily, not 
discerning the Lord's body. If any of you who are here 
present, then, know yourselves to be the willing servants 
of sin, being without repentance and faith, and yielding 
yourselves to the power of worldly affections and lusts, 
we solemnly warn and admonish you, that ye presume 
not, so long as this is your character, to come to the table 
of the Lord. Do not pretend, in this way, to join right- 
eousness with unrighteousness, and light with darkness. 
" Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of 
devils ; ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and 
of the table of devils." 

On the other hand, we cordially invite to this table all 
who are truly grieved and penitent for their sins, who 
look to the Lord Jesus Christ for righteousness and salva- 
tion, who abide in the fellowship of His Church, and who 
earnestly desire to possess His Spirit and to walk in His 
steps. To all such the voice of the infinitely compassion- 
ate Redeemer Himself speaks : " Come unto Me, all ye 
that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 
Fear not, therefore, as many of you as have this mind, to 
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186 PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 

embrace the joyful and glorious privilege which is here 
offered for your use. "Having, brethren, boldness to 
enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and 
living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through 
the vail, that is to say, His flesh ; and having a High 
Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true 
heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprin- 
kled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with 
pure water." 

Only ye must take good heed, that your particular pre- 
paration for the Sacrament at this time be sincere and 
whole, according to God's command ; so that no let or 
bar may be found in yourselves to its proper comfort and 
benefit. See that ye have grace, not only in general 
habit, but also in present exercise and power. Renew 
your repentance and faith. Be in perfect charity with all 
men. Put away from you the leaven of malice and 
wickedness. Remember earnestly your past offences and 
shortcomings, that ye may humble yourselves, with true 
hearty confession, under the mighty hand of Him, who 
alone has power to exalt you spiritually in His own good 
time. Thus, clothed in the robes of salvation, you will 
be able to compass God's holy altar with thankfulness 
and joy, and to share the full benefit of its one offering 
for sin, while you feed on the sacrifice at the same time 
as the bread of everlasting life. For in this most com- 
fortable Sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Saviour 
Jesus Christ, we have exhibited and brought home to us 
at once, both the forgiveness of sins through His death, 
and the gift of immortality through His glorious resur- 
rection ; according to His own word : " Verily, verily, I 
say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man, 
and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso 
eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath eternal 
life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. For My 



1'REPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 187 

flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. lie 
that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in 
Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, 
and I live by the Father ; so he that eateth Me, even he 
shall live by Me. This is that bread which came down 
from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are 
dead; he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever." 

Ye then, beloved brethren in the Lord, who have 
looked earnestly into your own hearts, and who find in 
yourselves these good dispositions of penitence and faith, 
with the sincere desire and purpose of forsaking all sin 
and following after all Christian holiness, approach with 
me now to the throne of grace, and make your humble 
confession to Almighty God. 

All kneeling. 

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker 
of all things, Judge of all men ; we cast ourselves down at 
Thy feet, with deep humiliation and heartfelt penitent 
grief, in view of our manifold sins and great unrighteous- 
ness, whereby we have provoked against ourselves most 
justly Thine indignation and wrath. "We have sinned 
against Thee in thought, word, and deed. We have broken 
Thy holy laws. "We have come short of Thy righteous- 
ness and glory, in all our ways. Our lives bear testimony 
against us, and our own hearts condemn us, as being 
prone to all evil, and backward to all good. We have 
abused Thy mercies, and made light of Thy judgments. 
We have turned aside from Thy covenant ; and have not 
been faithful and diligent, as we ought to have been, in 
using the helps of Thy grace for our own eternal salva- 
tion. We acknowledge and bewail before Thee, the cor- 
ruption of our nature, the vanity of our minds, the way- 
wardness of our hearts, the wanderings and apostasies of 
our whole fallen life. Kighteousness belongeth unto 
Thee, Lord ; and unto us only confusion of face. But 



188 PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 

unto Thee, Lord our God, belong also mercies and for- 
givenesses, though we have rebelled against Thee. For 
Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and plenteous 
in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. Look upon 
us, therefore, righteous and holy Father, with an eye 
of pity and compassion, as we now humble ourselves, 
with sincere confession, before the throne of Thy heavenly 
grace ; and for the sake of Thy Son Jesus Christ, whose 
blood cleanseth from all sin, and in whom Thou hast 
declared Thyself to be ever well pleased, speak pardon 
and peace to our souls. Let Thy mercy be upon us, O 
Lord, according as we hope in Thee. And with the full 
pardon of our past sins, be pleased also to quicken us, we 
beseech Thee, in the way of righteousness, and uphold 
us with Thy free Spirit ; that we may walk worthy hence- 
forth of the vocation wherewith we are called, and ever 
hereafter serve and please Thee in newness of life, to the 
honor and glory of Thy holy name, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister stand up, and say : 

Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of God's 
grace, as it is promised in His own word unto all who 
turn to Him with true repentance and faith. 

God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that 
whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting 
life. — John iii. 16. 

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that 
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. — 1 Tim. i. 15. 

If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt 
believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, 
thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto right- 
eousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 
— Rom. x. 9, 10. 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our 
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. — 1 John i. 9. 



PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 189 

Then said Jesus to tlicm again, Peace be unto you ; as My Father 
hath sent Me, even so send I you. And when He had said this, 
He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy 
Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them j 
and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. — JoJmxx. 21-23. 

Unto as many of yon, therefore, beloved in the Lord, 
as have now made confession of yonr sins nnto God with 
hearty repentance and sincere faith, being resolved to 
turn from them and to follow after righteousness and true 
holiness in time to come, I declare by the authority of the 
Gospel, that all your sins are remitted and forgiven, 
through the perfect satisfaction of the most holy passion 
and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. And now may the 
very God of peace sanctify you wholly ; and I pray God, 
your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved blame- 
less unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful 
is He that calleth you, who also will do it. 

K. Amen. 

Then shall the congregation rise, and join in singing a Doxology or a short 
Hymn ; after which the service shall be concluded with this Benediction : 

The God of peace, that brought again from the dead 
our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through 
the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect 
in every good work, to do His will, working in you that 
which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ : 
to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen, 



190 THE HOLY COMMUNION. 



%\t J0I2 Cflmmttiufltu 

[When the Communion is celebrated, this service shall take the place of 
the regular service of the Lord's Day.] 

The Minister, standing at the altar, shall begin thus : 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Let us pray. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who by the blood of 
thy dear Son hast consecrated for us a new and living 
way into the holiest of all ; cleanse our minds, we be- 
seech Thee, by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that 
we, Thy redeemed people, drawing near unto Thee in 
these holy mysteries, with a true heart and undefiled con- 
science, in full assurance of faith, may offer unto Thee an 
acceptable sacrifice in righteousness, and worthily mag- 
nify Thy great and glorious name : through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister pronounce slowly and solemnly, either the whole, or 
some part, of the following selection of passages from the Holy Scrip- 
tures r 

Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows : yet we 
did esteem Hiui stricken, smitten of Grod, and afflicted. But He was 
wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities : 
the chastisement of our peace was upon Him : and with His stripes 
we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned 
every one to bis own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the ini- 
quity of us all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He 
opened not His mouth : He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, 
and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He opened not His 
mouth. — Isa. liii. 4-7. 

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Be- 
hold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world ! 



THE HOLY COMMUNION. 101 

This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is pre- 
ferred before me; for He was before me. And I knew Him not : 
but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come 
baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the 
Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him. 
And I knew Him not : but He that sent me to baptize with water, 
the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit de- 
scending, and remaining on Him, the same is He which baptizcth 
with the Holy (J host. And I saw,. and bare record that this is the 
Son of God.— John i. 29-34. 

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so 
must the Son of man be lifted up : that whosoever believeth in Him 
should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the 
world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth 
in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent 
not His Son into the world to condemn the world ; but that the 
world through Him might be saved. — John iii. 11-17. 

This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and de- 
clare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. 
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, 
we lie, and do not the truth : but if we walk in the light, as He is 
in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood 
of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that 
we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, 
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. — 1 John i. 5-9. 

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that 
God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live 
through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He 
loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. — 
1 John iv. 9, 10. 

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of 
itself, except it abide in the vine ; no more can ye, except ye abide 
in Me. I am the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth in Me, 
and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit : for without Me 
ye can do nothing. — John xv. 4, 5. 

I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any 
man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : and the bread which 



192 THE HOLY COMMUNION. 

T will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this 
man give us his flesh to eat ? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, 
and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth My 
flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him 
up at the last day. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is 
drink indeed. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, 
dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, 
and I live by the Father ; so he that eateth Me, even he shall live 
by Me. This is that bread which came down from heaven : not as 
your fathers did eat manna, and are dead : he that eateth of this 
bread shall live for ever. — John vi. 51-58. 

Here shall be chanted the Gloria in Excelsis, the Congregation rising; or 
else in place of it may be said, or sung, either the Te Deum or the proper 
Canticle for the season ; or a suitable Hymn may be sung. 

Then shall follow the Gospel and Epistle for the day, with their proper 
Collect, and the Festival Prayer for the season. 

After this, a brief Sermon or Homily may be preached, suitable to the occa- 
sion. Or, instead of this, the Minister may, if he see proper, read a fit 
lesson of moderate length, taken from the Holy Gospels, on the history of 
Christ's Passion and Death. 

Having reached this point, the service shall now go forward with the recita- 
tion of the Nicene Creed (p. 16), the people rising and joining in it, whether 
spoken or sung. Instead of which, however, on the occasion of the last 
Communion in the Church year, use shall be made in the same way of the 
Athanasian Creed (p. 17). 

Here shall follow a collection of the Offerings of the people, to be devoted to 
the service of the poor, or to some strictly benevolent purpose ; during 
which the Minister shall read some sentences from the Holy Scriptures, 
such as may seem to him suitable to the occasion. When made, the col- 
lection shall be brought by the Deacons, in some proper vessel provided 
for the purpose, to the Minister ; who shall then reverently place it upon 
the altar, in token of its proper meaning, as an oblation presented unto 
God. After which he shall uncover and expose to view the vessels con- 
taining the Bread and Wine for the use of the Holy Sacrament, and then 
proceed as follows : 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : Our blessed Saviour 
Jesus Christ, when He was about to finish the work of 



THE HOLY COMMUNION. 193 

our redemption by making Himself a sacrifice for our sins 
upon the cross, solemnly instituted the Holy Sacrament 
of His own Body and Blood ; that it might be the abiding 
memorial of His precious death ; the seal of His perpetual 
presence in the Church by the Holy Ghost; the mystical 
exhibition of His one offering of Himself made once, but 
of force always, to put away sin; the pledge of His undy- 
ing love to His people; and the bond of His living union 
and fellowship with them to the end of time. From all 
this we may understand how great and glorious the Sacra- 
ment is, and with what just reason it hath ever been re- 
garded in the Church as that act of worship, in which 
men are brought most near to God, and, as it were, into 
the innermost sanctuary of His presence, the holiest of 
all, where more than in any other service it is fit that 
their adoration should be joined with sacred reverence 
and awe. We have to do here, in a mystery, not with 
the shadows and types only of heavenly things, but with 
the very realities themselves of that true spiritual world 
in which Christ, now risen from the dead, continually 
lives and reigns. See, then, as many of you as have it in 
mind to take part in this service, that ye be properly 
clothed for the occasion with the spirit of humility, self- 
recollection, penitence, and prayer. Examine yourselves, 
whether ye be in the faith ; prove your own selves. 
Renew inwardly your baptismal engagements and vows. 
Renounce all sin both in your lives and in your hearts. 
Be in perfect charity with all men. Christ our Passover 
is sacrificed for us ; therefore let us keep the feast, not 
with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and 
wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity 
and truth. Present yourselves on the altar of the Gospel, 
in union with His glorious merits, a living sacrifice, holy, 
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service ; 
giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet 

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194 THE HOLY COMMUNION. 

to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light ; 
who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and 
translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son : in whom 
we have redemption through His blood, even the forgive- 
ness of sins. And now that we may be able so to com- 
pass God's holy altar with righteousness and joy, let us 
first of all bow down before Him, and make humble con- 
fession of our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness of the 
same through His infinite goodness and mercy. 

All kneeling. 

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, who. dost admit 
Thy people unto such wonderful communion, that par- 
taking by a divine mystery of the Body and Blood of Thy 
dear Son, they should dwell in Him, and He in them ; 
we unworthy sinners, approaching to Thy presence, and 
beholding Thy glory, do abhor ourselves, and repent in 
dust and ashes. "We have sinned, we have sinned, we 
have grievously sinned against Thee, in thought, in word, 
and in deed, provoking most justly Thy wrath and indig- 
nation against us. Our righteousnesses are as filthy rags ; 
our iniquities, like the wind, have carried us away. The 
remembrance of our transgressions and shortcomings fills 
us with sorrow and shame. Yet now, most merciful 
Father, have mercy upon us ; for the sake of Jesus Christ, 
forgive us all our sins ; purify us, by the inspiration of 
Thy Holy Spirit, from all uncleanness in spirit and in 
flesh ; enable us heartily to forgive others, as we beseech 
Thee to forgive us ; and grant that we may hereafter 
serve Thee in newness of life ; to the glory of Thy holy 
name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

Here the Minister shall rise and say : 

The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, 
grant unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the 



THE HOLY COMMUNION. 195 

knowledge of Him : the eyes of your understanding "being 
enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of His 
calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inherit- 
ance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness 
of His power to usward who believe ; according to the 
working of His mighty power, which He wrought in 
Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him 
at His own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all 
principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and 
every name that is named, not only in this world, but also 
in that which is to come ; and hath put all things under 
His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to 
the Church, which is His body, the fulness of Him that 
filleth all in all. 

And now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abun- 
dantly above all that we ask or think, according to the 
power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the Church 
by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. 

~R. Amen. 

The whole Congregation now rising, the Minister shall proceed : 

The Lord be with you. 
R,. And with thy spirit. 

Lift up your hearts. 

R. We lift them up unto the Lord. 

Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. 

R. It is meet and right so to do. 

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we 
should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto 
Thee, Lord God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou 
hadst formed the earth and the world, even from ever- 
lasting to everlasting, Thou art God. 



196 THE HOLY COMMUNION. 

Thou didst in the beginning create all things for Thy- 
self. By Thy word were the heavens made, and all the 
host of them by the breath of Thy mouth. The armies 
of the invisible world, angels and archangels, thrones, 
dominions, principalities, and powers ; the glorious firma- 
ment on high, sun, moon, and stars ; the earth and the 
fulness thereof; all are the work of Thy hands, and all 
are upheld by Thee continually in their being, as they 
.stand by Thee, likewise, in their appointed order and 
course. 

Thou also at the first didst make man in Thine own 
image, and after Thine own likeness, and didst set him 
over the works of Thy hands, endowing him with the 
excellent gift of righteousness, and forming him for im- 
mortality. And when afterwards, through the fraud and 
malice of Satan, he fell by transgression from that first 
estate, Thou didst not leave him still to perish utterly in 
his fall, but wast pleased to raise him up again and to 
restore him to the joyful hope of everlasting life, by the 
promise of redemption through Jesus Christ ; who, being 
God of God, very God of very God, dwelling in the bosom 
of the Father with unspeakable blessedness from all eter- 
nity, at last when the fulness of the time was come, came 
down from heaven, and became man, for us men and for 
our salvation. 

For all Thy mercies and favors, known to us and un- 
known, we give Thee thanks. But most of all, we praise 
Thee, the Father everlasting, for the gift of Thine adora- 
ble, true, and only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, who 
by His appearing hath abolished death and brought life 
and immortality to light through the gospel. We bless 
Thee for His holy incarnation ; for His life on earth; for 
His precious sufferings and death upon the cross ; for His 
resurrection from the dead ; and for His glorious ascen- 
sion to Thy right hand. "We bless Thee for the giving 



THE HOLY COMMUNION. 197 

of the Holy Ghost ; for the institution of the Church ; for 
the means of grace ; for the hope of everlasting life ; and 
for the glory which shall be brought unto us at the 
coming, and in the kingdom, of Thy dear Son. 

Thee, mighty God, heavenly King, we magnify and 
praise. With patriarchs and prophets, apostles and 
martyrs ; with the holy Church throughout all the world ; 
with the heavenly Jerusalem, the joyful assembly and 
congregation of the first-born on high ; with the innu- 
merable company of angels round about Thy throne, the 
heaven of heavens, and all the powers therein ; we wor- 
ship and adore Thy glorious name, joining in the song of 
the Cherubim and Seraphim, and with united voice, 
saying : 

Here let the people join aloud in the Seraphic Hymn. 

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; heaven and 
earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory. Hosanna in 
the highest ! Blessed is He that cometh in the name of 
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest ! 

Then the Minister shall proceed : 

Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He 
was betrayed [here he shall take some of the bread into his 
hands], took bread ; and when he had given thanks, He 
brake it [here he shall break the bread], and said, Take, 

EAT, THIS IS MY BODY WHICH IS BROKEN FOR YOU ; THIS DO 

IN REMEMBRANCE OF Me. 

After the same manner also [here he shall take the cup 
into his hands'], He took the cup, when He had supped, 
saying, This cup is the New Testament in my Blood ; 
this do ye as often as ye drink it, in remembrance 
OF Me. 

Let us pray. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, send down, we 

beseech Thee, the powerful benediction of Thy Holy 

Spirit upon these elements of bread and wine, that being 

set apart now from a common to a sacred and mystical 

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198 THE HOLY COMMUNION. 

use, they may exhibit and represent to us with true effect 
the Body and Blood of Thy Son, Jesus Christ; so that 
in the use of them we may be made, through the power 
of the Holy Ghost, to partake really and truly of His 
blessed life, whereby only we can be saved from death, 
and raised to immortality at the last day. 

R. Amen. 

And be pleased now, most merciful Father, gra- 
ciously to receive at our hands this memorial of the 
blessed sacrifice of Thy Son, which we, Thy servants, 
thus bring before Thy divine Majesty, according to His 
own appointment and command ; showing forth His pas- 
sion and death ; rejoicing in His glorious resurrection and 
ascension ; and waiting for the blessed hope of His ap- 
pearing and coming again. We are not worthy in our- 
selves to offer unto Thee any worship or service. Where- 
with shall we, sinners of the dust, come before the Lord, 
or bow ourselves before the most high God ? We bring 
unto Thee, holy and righteous Father, the infinite 
merits of Jesus Christ, Thine adorable, true, and only 
Son, in whom Thou hast declared Thyself to be well 
pleased, and through the offering of whose body once for 
all, full satisfaction has been made for the sins of the world. 
Have respect unto this glorious sacrifice, we beseech 
Thee, in union with which we here offer and present unto 
Thee, at the same time, Lord, the reasonable sacrifice 
of our own persons ; consecrating ourselves, on the altar 
of the gospel, in soul and body, property and life, to Thy 
most blessed service and praise. Look upon us through 
the mediation of our great High Priest. Make us ac- 
cepted in the Beloved ; and let His name be as a pure 
and holy incense, through which all our worship may 
come up before Thee, as the odour of a sweet smell, a 
sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God. 

E. Amen. 



THE HOLY COMMUNION. 199 

Remember in mercy, we beseech Thee, Thy Church 
militant throughout the whole earth. Let her ministers 
be clothed with righteousness, and her priests with salva- 
tion. Build up her desolations; restore her disorders; 
heal her divisions ; and grant unto her prosperity, safety, 
unity and peace. 

R. Amen. 

We commend unto Thee especially this particular 
church and congregation, pastor, elders, deacons, and 
people, beseeching Thee to accept their piety and faith, 
and to increase towards them Thy heavenly grace, so that 
they may come behind in no gift, waiting for the coming 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

R. Allien. 

We pray for all estates of men in Christian lands ; for 
kings, princes, and governors, and for the people com- 
mitted to their charge and care ; especially for Thy ser- 
vant, the President of the United States, and for all the 
rulers of this land and nation. Make us a righteous 
people, and give us power to serve Thee in quietness and 
peace. 

R. Amen. 

Vouchsafe unto ns, we beseech Thee, favorable wea- 
ther, that the fruits of the earth may ripen and be 
gathered in for us in due season ; and be pleased of Thy 
great goodness to preserve us from war, pestilence, and 
famine. 

R. Amen. 

Send forth Thy light and Thy truth unto the ends of 
the earth ; cause the glorious Gospel of Thy grace to be 
proclaimed among all nations; and powerfully incline 
the hearts of men everywhere, that they may hear and 
obey the joyful sound. 

R. Amen. 



200 THE HOLY COMMUNION. 

Eegard in tender compassion those among Thy people, 
who are called to suffer heavy affliction, or sore temp- 
tation and trial of any kind; and be Thou graciously 
nigh unto them with Thy divine help, according to all 
their need. 

R. Amen. 

Especially do we commend unto Thee those departing 
this life ; let the arms of Thy love be round about them 
in their last hour ; defend them against the assaults of 
the Devil ; enable them joyfully to commit their spirits 
into Thy hands ; and so receive them to Thy rest. 

R. Amen. 

God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the 
whole family in heaven and earth is named ; we rejoice 
before Thee in the blessed communion of all Thy saints, 
wherein Thou givest us also to have part. "We praise 
Thee for the holy fellowship of patriarchs and prophets, 
apostles and martyrs, and the whole glorious company of 
the redeemed of all ages, who have died in the Lord, and 
now live with Him for evermore. We give thanks unto 
Thee for Thy great grace and many gifts bestowed on 
those who have thus gone before us in the way of salva- 
tion, and by whom we are now compassed about, in our 
Christian course, as a cloud of witnesses looking down 
upon us from the heavenly world. Enable us to follow 
their faith, that we may enter at death into their joy ; 
and so abide with them in rest and peace, till both they 
and we shall reach our common consummation of re- 
demption and bliss in the glorious resurrection of the last 
day. 

R. Amen. 

Here let the people join aloud in the Lord's Prayer. 

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is 
in heaveu. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
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TIIE HOLY COMMUNION. 201 

not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For Thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

Then the Minister shall say : 

Almighty God, the Father everlasting, from whom all 
blessing and power proceed, shed down upon you abun- 
dantly the riches of His heavenly grace. 

The Lord Jesus Christ, the Head of His body the Church, 
who holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, and walk- 
eth in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, send 
forth His light and His truth, and guide you in the way 
of eternal salvation. 

The Holy Ghost, the Comforter, the Spirit of the 
Father and of the Son, come down upon you in His glory, 
and take up His habitation in your hearts henceforth and 
forever. 

K. Amen. 

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. 
Amen. 

Here the Holy Communion shall take place. While a suitable sacramental 
hymn is sung, the people shall come forward for the purpose in successive 
companies, and take their position in front of the altar, all reverently 
and devoutly standing. The proper order requires, that the officiating 
Minister should first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and 
administer the same to his assistants ; and that he should then proceed 
•with their help to administer it, first to the elders and deacons, and after- 
wards to the people; distributing first the bread and then the cup. 
The bread may be presented with the words : 

The bread which we break, is the Communion of the 
Body of Christ. 

The cup with the words : 

The cup of blessing which we bless, is the Communion 
of the Blood of Christ. 

Or, instead of these forms, if it be preferred, the Minister may repeat the 
words of institution in full relating to each part ; adding afterwards, any 
other suitable sentences which he may see proper to use, from the Holy 
Scriptures. It is not necessary, however, that he should continue speak- 
ing all the time he is distributing the elements; full silence at times may 
be better than any words. 



202 THE HOLY COMMUNION. 

Each company of Communicants, when its turn of receiving is over, may 
be dismissed with one of the usual Benedictions, or with this form : 

May the Holy Communion of the Body and Blood of 
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, keep and preserve 
you, each one, in body, soul, and spirit, unto everlasting 
life. Amen. 

Depart in peace. 

When all have communicated, the Minister shall offer a free Prayer, or the 
Post- Communion rrayer may be said, as follows: 

Almighty and everlasting God, we give Thee most 
hearty thanks for the great goodness Thou hast shown 
toward us at this time, in vouchsafing to feed us, through 
these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most 
precious body and blood of thy Son, our Saviour Jesus 
Christ ; assuring us thereby, that we are very members 
incorporate in the mystical body of Thy Son, and heirs 
through hope of Thine everlasting kingdom, by the 
merits of His most blessed death and passion. And we 
most humbly beseech Thee, heavenly Father, so to 
assist us with Thy grace, that we may continue in that 
holy fellowship, and do all such good works as Thou hast 
prepared for us to walk in ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
honor and glory, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be sung or said the Te Deum, unless it may have been used in the 
first part of the service; in which case it will be proper to use instead of 
it here, the Gloria in Uxcelsis, or a part of the 103d Psalm. After which 
the Minister shall pronounce, in conclusion of the whole service, this 
Benediction : 

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, 
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love 
of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord ; and the 
blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the 
Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you 
always. Amen. 



HOLY BAPTISM 



agtism ai Infants. 



[Baptism shall be performed in the Church, except for good reason ] 

The water being provided and put into the Font, or some other clean vessel, 
fit and decent for the sacred ordinance, the Minister, standing near to it, 
shall begin thus: 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holv Ghost. Amen. 

Dearly Beloved : Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
after His resurrection, and shortly before His ascension to 
the right hand of God the Father Almighty, instituted 
the holy sacrament of Baptism for the remission of sins, 
saying to his disciples : " All power is given unto Me in 
heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all 
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them to 
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you : 
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the 
world." 

Hear, also, what is written in another place, showing 
plainly the regard which the Saviour had to young chil- 
dren as being proper and fit subjects for His kingdom of 
grace : " And they brought young children to Him, that 

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204 HOLY BAPTISM. 

He might touch them ; and His disciples rebuked those 
that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was 
much displeased, and said, Suffer the little children to 
come unto Me, and forbid them not ; for of such is the 
kingdom of God. Yerily, I say unto you, Whosoever 
shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he 
shall not enter therein. And He took them up in His 
arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed them." 
- Therefore, taking encouragement from these words, and - 
firmly believing that the promise of the 'New Covenant is 
to our children no less than to ourselves, let us call upon 
God the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
that of His bounteous mercy He may grant to this child, 
through the holy sacrament of Baptism, that which by 
nature he cannot have ; that being washed from his sins, 
and delivered from the power of the Devil, he may be 
made a member of Christ's Holy Church unto eternal 
salvation. 

Here the Congregation shall rise, and continue standing until the Baptism is 
performed. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who of Thy great 
mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark by 
water ; and also didst safely lead the children of Israel, 
Thy people, through the Red Sea, figuring thereby Thy 
holy baptism ; and by the baptism of Thy well beloved 
Son, Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan, didst sanctify water 
to the mystical washing away of sin: we beseech Thee for 
thine infinite mercies, graciously to look upon this child, 
to wash him, and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, that 
he being delivered from Thy wrath, may be received into 
the ark of Christ's Church, and being steadfast in faith, 
joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass 
the waves of this troublesome world, that finally he may 
come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with 
Thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

R. Amen. 



BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 205 

Then the Minister shall address the parents or sponsors as follows: 

Dearly Beloved : You have brought this child into the 
Church of God, and do seek for him deliverance from the 
power of the Devil, the remission of sin, and the gift of a 
new and spiritual life by the Holy Ghost, through the 
Sacrament of Baptism, which Christ hath ordained for 
the communication of such great grace. These benefits 
God, on His part, will most surely bestow, for the sake 
of His well beloved Son : wherefore it is my duty, in the 
presence of God and before this congregation, to demand 
of you, who are the sureties of this child, that in his 
behalf and for him, who cannot answer for himself, you 
do now make that confession of unfeigned faith, out of a 
pure conscience, which Almighty God shall accept and 
answer, by vouchsafing His holy Baptism. 

Dost thou, then, in the name of this child, renounce 
the Devil with all his ways and works, the world with its 
vain pomp and glory, and the flesh with all its sinful 
desires ? 

Ans. I do. 

Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
of heaven and earth ? 

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our Lord ; 
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, 
and buried ; descended into hell ; the third day rose from 
the dead ; ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right 
hand of God the Father Almighty ; from whence He shall 
come to judge the quick and the dead ? 

And in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church; 
the communion of saints; the remission of sins; the 
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting ? 

Ans. I believe. 

Wilt thou that this child be baptized in this faith ? 

Ans. I iv ill. 
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206 HOLY BAPTISM. 

Dost thou solemnly promise to bring up this child in 
the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and in the doc- 
trines and duties of our holy religion? 

Ans. I do. 

Then, taking the child on his arm, or leaving it in the arms of the parent or 
sponsor, the Minister shall say : 

Name this child. 

Thereupon, pronouncing the name aloud, he shall baptize it, with a free 
application of water, saying : 

JSf. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Then the Minister shall restore the child to the parents or sponsors, and say : 

Let us give thanks : 

"We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, 
that it hath pleased Thee, through the mystery of Thy 
holy Baptism, to deliver this child from the power ot 
darkness, and to translate him into the kingdom of Thy 
dear Son, in whom we have redemption through His 
blood, even the forgiveness of sins. And we humbly 
beseech Thee to grant that Ag, being dead unto sin and 
living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ 
in His death, may crucify the old man and utterly abolish 
the whole body of sin ; and that, as he is made partaker 
of the death of Thy Son, he may also be made partaker 
of His resurrection ; so that finally, with the residue of 
Thy Holy Church, he may be an inheritor of Thine ever- 
lasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

Here let the people unite with the Minister in repeating the Lord's Prayer: 

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is 
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us 
not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For Thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 



BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 207 

Then the Minister may address the parents or sponsors as follows: 

Beloved in the Lord Jesus Christ : As you have dedi- 
cated this child by baptism to the service of the Triune 
God, you must remember that it is your sacred duty to 
train him up, by precept and example, in the true know- 
ledge and fear of God, according to the articles of the 
Christian faith and doctrine, as contained in the books of 
the Old and New Testament, and in the symbols of the 
Church. Especially is it your duty, so soon as he shall 
be able to learn, to remind him often of his baptismal 
vows and obligations, and in particular to teach him the 
Lord's Prayer, the Apostles' Creed, and the Ten Com- 
mandments, that he may know how to pray, what to 
believe, and what to practice. Finally, you are to see to 
it, that he be brought at the proper time to the Minister 
to be instructed in the Catechism, and prepared for Con- 
firmation and the Holy Communion ; that he may heartily 
renew his baptismal vows, renounce in his own name the 
world, the flesh, and the devil, profess Jesus Christ and 
ever honor this profession by a holy life and conversation, 
to the glory of God and the salvation of his soul. 

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, 
keep your hearts and minds, through Christ Jesus. 
Amen. 



208 HOLY BAPTISM 



§ajtism nt Infants. 

[Shorter Form]. 
Instead of the preceding form, the Minister may use the following: 

Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, 
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Dearly Beloved : "When our blessed Saviour had 
finished the work of establishing His kingdom of grace 
on earth, and was about to ascend to His Father and our 
Father, he gave to His disciples their commission, in 
these words of solemn authority : 

All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go 
ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the 
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost ; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I 
have commanded you : and, lo, I am with you alway, even 
unto the end of the world. Amen. 

Blessed be the God of the covenant, who gives His 
promises to parents and their offspring, and confirms 
them in grace by His holy sacraments. 

Blessed be His Son Jesus Christ, who became an 
infant, sanctifying infants ; and who, taking little chil- 
dren up in His arms, blessed them, and said : Suffer the 
little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not, for 
of such is the kingdom of God. 

Blessed be the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of promise and 
grace, who witnessed to our Saviour's baptism at Jordan, 
and sanctified the element of water to the mystical wash- 
ing away of sin, so that now whatsoever is born of the 
flesh, may be born again of water and of the Spirit, and 
enter into the kingdom of God. 



BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 209 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost: 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen, 

Dost thou, in the name of this child, renounce the 
Devil with all his ways and works, the world with its vain 
pomp and glory, and the flesh with all its sinful desires? 

Ans. I do. 

Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
of heaven and earth ? 

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our Lord, 
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, 
and buried ; descended into hell ; the third day rose from 
the dead ; ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right 
hand of God the Father Almighty ; from whence He shall 
come to judge the quick and the dead? 

And in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Catholic Church ; 
the communion of saints; the remission of sins; the re- 
surrection of the body, and the life everlasting ? 

Ans. I do. 

Dost thou desire that this child shall be baptized into 
this faith, and thus be received into communion with 
Jesus Christ and His Church ? Dost thou also solemnly 
promise to bring up this child in the nurture and admo- 
nition of the Lord, and in the doctrines and duties of our 
holy religion ? 

Ans. I do. 

Let us pray. 

O God, the Father, who hast created this cliild for Thy 
praise ; we place it in Thy merciful hands, that it may 
please Thee to make it an heir of immortality and glory. 
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210 HOLY BAPTISM. 

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, we bring to 
Thee the purchase of Thine own blood, that it may 
please Thee to save it from sin and death. 

O God, the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father 
and the Son, we consecrate unto Thee what has been 
born of the flesh, that it may be born of water and of 
the Spirit. 

And now unto Him who creates, unto Him who re- 
deems, and unto Him who sanctifies, the holy, blessed 
and glorious Trinity, ever one God, be honor and glory, 
world without end. Amen. 

Then, taking the child on his arm, or leaving it in the arms of the parent, or 
sponsor, the Minister shall say : 

.Name this child. 

Afterwards pronouncing the name aloud, he shall baptize it with a free 
application of water, saying: 

JV. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Living, live thou unto the Lord; 

Dying, die thou in the Lord; 

Living or dying, be thou evermore the Lord's. 

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of 
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you 
all. Amen. 



BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 211 



In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Dearly Beloved: That you may know and rightly 
understand from God's holy word the meaning and im- 
portance of the Sacrament of Baptism, let us hear first 
what Jesus said to Nicodemus : " Verily, verily, I say 
unto thee, Except a man he born of water and of the 
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That 
which is born of the flesh, is flesh ; and that which is 
born of the Spirit, is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto 
thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where 
it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst 
not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is 
every one that is born of the Spirit." 

Hear also the words of the institution of this Sacra- 
ment: "He said unto his disciples, Go ye into all the 
world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that 
believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that 
believeth not, shall be damned." 

You see from these words of our Saviour Jesus Christ, 
that we are all by nature in a sinful and lost condition, 
and cannot enter into the kingdom of God except by a 
new birth of water and of the Spirit ; and that there is no 
salvation without faith in Jesus Christ and a childlike 
submission to His ordinances. You see, moreover, that 
the ordinary way of entering into the covenant of grace, 
according to God's appointment, is the sacrament of holy 
Baptism, by which we are divinely assured of the remis- 
sion of our sins, and become partakers of the gift of the 
Holy Ghost. Hence also St. Peter, on the day of Pente- 
cost, after preaching the gospel of Christ's death and re- 



212 HOLY BAPTISM. 

surrection, called upon the hearers, saying : " Repent, and 
be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus 
Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the 
gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and 
to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many 
as the Lord our God shall call." 

Then addressing the Congregation, he shall say: 

Let us, therefore, all who are here present, humble 
ourselves before Almighty God, and call upon Him, in 
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that of His bounteous 
mercy He may grant to this person, through the holy 
sacrament of Baptism, that which by nature he cannot 
have; that being washed from his sins, and delivered 
from the power of the Devil, he may be made a member 
of Christ's holy Church unto eternal salvation. 

Here the Congregation shall rise, and remain standing until the Baptism 
is performed. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who of Thy great 
mercy didst save K~oah and his family in the ark by 
water ; and also didst safely lead the children of Israel, 
Thy people, through the Red Sea, figuring thereby Thy 
holy baptism ; and by the baptism of Thy well beloved 
Son, Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan, didst sanctify water 
to the mystical washing away of sin : we beseech Thee for 
Thine infinite mercies, graciously to look upon this person, 
to wash him, and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, that 
he being delivered from Thy wrath, may be received into 
the ark of Christ's church, and being steadfast in faith, 
joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass 
the waves of this troublesome world, that finally he may 
come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with 
Thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

K. Amen. 



BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 213 

Then the Minister shall address the person or persons to be baptized : 

Dearly Beloved : You are come hither seeking deli- 
verance from the power of the Devil, the remission of sin, 
and the gift of a new and spiritual life by the Holy Ghost, 
through the sacrament of Baptism, which Christ hath 
ordained for the communication of such great grace. 
These benefits, God on His part will most surely bestow 
for the sake of His well beloved Son : wherefore it is my 
duty, in the presence of God and before this congrega- 
tion, to demand of you, in your own behalf, that you do 
now make that confession of unfeigned faith, out of a 
pure conscience, which Almighty God shall accept and 
answer, by vouchsafing His holy Baptism. 

Dost thou, then, renounce the Devil, with all his ways 
and works, the world with its vain pomp and glory, and 
the flesh with all its sinful desires ? 

Ans. I do. 

Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
of heaven and earth ? 

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our Lord, 
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, 
and buried ; descended into hell ; the third day rose from 
the dead ; ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right 
hand of God the Father Almighty ; from whence He shall 
come to judge the quick and the dead ? 

And in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church; 
the communion of saints ; the remission of sins ; the re- 
surrection of the body, and the life everlasting ? 

Ans. / believe. 

Wilt thou be baptized in this faith ? 
Ans. I will 



214 HOLY BAPTISM. 

Dost thou promise to follow Jesus Christ, and to keep 
His commandments all the days of thy life? 
Ans. I do. 

Then shall the Minister ask the name of the Catechumen, and requiring him 
to kneel down, shall baptize him, saying: 

JV. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

After a short pause, the Minister shall lay his hands on the head of the per- 
son or persons baptized, still kneeling, and confirm them severally, say- 
ing : 

The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I 
pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and body, he pre- 
served blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will 
do it. Amen. 

Then, the persons rising, the Minister shall proceed : 

Let us give thanks : 

"We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, 
that it hath pleased Thee, through the mystery of Thy 
holy Baptism, to deliver this person from the power of 
darkness, and to translate him into the kingdom of Thy 
dear Son, in whom we have redemption through His 
blood, even the forgiveness of sins. And we humbly be- 
seech Thee to grant that he, being dead unto sin and living 
unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in His 
death, may crucify the old man and utterly abolish the 
whole body of sin ; and that, as he is made .partaker of 
the death of Thy Son, he may also be made partaker of 
His resurrection ; so that finally, with the residue of Thy 
Holy Church, he maybe an inheritor of Thine everlasting 
kingdom : through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

U. Amen. 

Hore let the people join the Minister in repeating the Lord's Prayer. 



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Then the Minister shall give the person or persons baptized the right hand, 
and say : 

With the right hand of Christian fellowship, I receive 
you into the Congregation of Christ's flock. Having put 
on Christ now, by the power of this holy sacrament, let it 
be your care to walk in Him, from this time forward, in 
newness of life. Know ye not, says the Apostle, that so 
many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were bap- 
tized into His death ? Therefore we are buried with Him 
by baptism into death ; that like as Christ was raised up 
from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we 
also should walk in newness of life. You have been 
called to glory and virtue, to victory and salvation. Walk 
worthy of your calling. Run with patience the race that 
is set before you. Fight the good fight of faith. Be 
strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put 
on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand 
against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against 
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, 
against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against 
spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto 
you the whole armour of God, that you may be able to 
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 
He that endureth unto the end, shall be saved. Be faith- 
ful unto death, and you shall receive a crown of life. 

And now may the God of all grace, who hath called us 
unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have 
suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, 
settle you : to Him be glory and dominion for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



CONFIRMATION 



[The baptized children of the Church should become Catechumens as soon 
as they are old enough to commit to memory the answers in the Cate- 
chism, and to be benefited by the Pastor's instructions. In no case ought 
their attendance to be delayed beyond their fourteenth year. Before their 
Confirmation, the Minister may examine them upon the Catechism in the 
presence of the Congregation.] 

At the time appointed for Confirmation, after a Sermon suitable to the occa- 
sion, and the singing of a Hymn by the Congregation, or Anthem by the 
Choir, the Minister shall read the names of the Catechumens, who shall 
come forward, and stand around the Altar. Then the Minister shall say : 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of 
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you 
all. Amen, 

Following the example of the holy Apostles, and those 
who succeeded them, the Church bestows upon those who 
nave been baptized, either as adults or in their infancy, 
after they have been properly instructed, the blessing of 
Confirmation, by prayer and the laying on of hands. 

The laying on of hands was first practised as a religious 
act by devout parents upon their children, whereby they 
imparted unto them the parental blessing, and confirmed 
them in faith and piety. By the laying on of hands also, 
such as were called to be public ministers in the Church 
were invested with the authority and grace of the sacred 
office ; and so also by the same solemn act the Apostles 

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CONFIRMATION. 217 

of our Lord communicated the gift of the Holy Ghost for 
the confirmation of believers after their baptism. 

Then addressing the Catechumens, the Minister shall say : 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord: As children of your 
heavenly Father, called to a holy priesthood in the 
Church, to offer up spiritual sacrifices to God by Jesus 
Christ, you are now to receive the solemn rite of Confirma- 
tion by the laying on of hands, as your full and formal 
consecration to His holy service. 

In this holy ordinance you on your part renew and 
ratify the promise and vow made in your baptism, whilst 
the Church, in God's stead, claims you publicly for His 
service, blesses you in His name, confirms you in His 
holy covenant, and imparts unto you, in larger measure, 
the Holy Ghost, by whose help alone, you are able to 
fulfil your vows by leading holy and obedient lives, to 
your own salvation, and to the glory of His victorious 
grace. 

That you may publicly declare your purpose, renew 
your vows, and confess your faith, I, as a Minister of Jesus 
Christ, require of you to answer to the following ques- 
tions : 

Dost thou now, in the presence of God and of this Con- 
gregation, renew the solemn promise and vow made in 
your name at your baptism ? Dost thou ratify and con- 
firm the same, and acknowledge thyself bound to believe 
and to do all those things which your parents then under- 
took for you ? 

Ans. 1 do. 

Dost thou renounce the Devil with all his ways and 
works, the world with its vain pomp and glory, and the 
flesh with all its sinful desires ? 

Ans. I do. 
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218 CONFIRMATION. 

Then the Minister shall say : 

Profess, now, your faith before God and this Congre- 
gation. 

Here, the Congregation standing, the Catechumens shall audibly repeat the 
Apostles' Creed, or the Minister shall repeat it, the Catechumens accom- 
panying him with audible voice. 

After which, the Minister shall say : 

Let us pray. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who, out of infinite 
mercy in Christ Jesus, hast caused these Thy servants to be 
born again of water and of the Holy Ghost, and hast given 
unto them the remission of their sins ; strengthen them, 
we beseech Thee, Lord, through the Holy Ghost, the 
Comforter ; and daily increase in them the manifold gifts 
of Thy grace, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the 
spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and 
of the fear of the Lord, now and forever. Amen. 



Then the Catechumens shall kneel, and the Minister, laying his hand on the 
head of each one successively, shall say: 

The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I 
pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be pre- 
served blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do 
it. Amen. 

The Minister shall be allowed, in addition to this, to use one or more of the 
following sentences. 

The God of peace, that brought again from the dead 
our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through 
the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect 
in every good work to do His will, working in you that 
which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, 
to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 



CONFIRMATION. 219 

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the 
knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. Amen. 

The God of all grace, who hath called us unto His 
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered 
a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle 
you : to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, 
give unto you the spirit of wisdom and salvation in the 
knowledge of Him: the eyes of your understanding 
being enlightened ; that ye may know what is the hope 
of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His 
inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding great- 
ness of His power usward who believe. Amen. 

The peace of God which passeth all understanding, 
keep your heart and mind, through Christ Jesus. Amen. 

Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him which is, and 
which was, and which is to come ; and from the seven 
spirits which are before His throne ; and from Jesus 
Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first-begotten 
of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. 
Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in 
His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto 
God and His Father ; to Him be glory and dominion for 
ever and ever. Amen 

Then, all kneeling, the Minister shall say : 

Let us pray. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we render Thee 
thanks for the great mercy Thou hast been pleased to 
show toward these Thy servants, by giving them power 
this day publicly to own and accept for themselves Thy 
covenant of salvation made with them before in the sa- 
crament of Baptism, and by confirming unto them at 
this time the same erace through the solemn benediction 



220 CONFIRMATION. 

of Thy Holy Church. And now, O Lord, we beseech 
Thee to verify and fulfil in them the truth of this glorious 
covenant unto the end, that as they have been introduced 
into the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
and made to have part in its privileges and hopes, they 
may be constantly kept in the same by the power of the 
Holy Ghost, through faith, unto everlasting life. Fortify 
them against the assaults of sin and hell. Let not Satan 
prevail against them. Keep them from the evil that is in 
the world. Help them to walk in the Spirit, that they 
may not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. Defend them from 
all heresy and schism, from all apostasy and unbelief. 
Let them never draw back to perdition. Make them 
faithful unto death, that no man may take from them 
their crown. And grant, most merciful Father, that 
having continued thus steadfast in faith and hope to the 
end, they may be counted worthy to be joined with Thy 
saints in heaven, and to have part with them finally in 
the resurrection of the dead, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

R. Amen. 

All rising, the Minister may address the Congregation as follows : 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : Having admitted these 
persons to the full communion of the Church, we now 
commend them to your Christian sympathy and regard, 
and ask for them your intercession at the throne of mercy, 
that they may grow in grace and in the knowledge of 
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and continue faithful 
in His service unto death. 

Bear in mind that they are members with you of the 
same body of Christ, and that all the members are bound 
to have the same care one for another ; so that if one 
member suffer, all the members should suffer with it, and 
if one member be honored, all the members should re- 
joice with it. 



CONFIRMATION. 221 

Take heed that ye offend not any one of these disci- 
ples, cither by error in doctrine, or misconduct in life. 
Remember the awful warning of the Lord Jesus : "Whoso 
shall offend one of these little ones which believe in Me, 
it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about 
his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the 
sea. Woe unto the world because of offences ! for it 
must needs be that offences come ; but woe to that man 
by whom the offence cometh ! 

Ye that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the 
weak, and not to please yourselves. Let every one please 
his neighbor for his good to edification. For even Christ 
pleased not Himself, and came not to be ministered unto, 
but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many. 

Let us provoke one another to love and to every good 
work; striving together against all sin, and giving all 
diligence to make our calling and election sure ; so that 
having fought the good fight of faith, we may together 
win the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the 
righteous Judge, shall give unto all them that love his 
appearing. Amen. 

Then the Minister shall dismiss the Catechumens, saying : 

The peace of God which passeth all understanding, 
keep your hearts and minds, through Christ Jesus. 
Amen. 



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MARRIAGE 



The parties to be married shall appear, standing before the Minister, with 
their friends and neighbors or other witnesses ; the Man on the right 
hand, and the Woman on the left. The Minister shall then begin and 
say: 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Dearly Beloved : We are assembled, in the sight of 
God and of His holy angels, to join together this man 
and this woman in the bonds of Matrimony; which is an 
honorable estate, instituted of God in the time of man's 
innocency, confirmed by the teaching of our blessed 
Saviour, and compared by St. Paul to the mystical union, 
which subsists between Christ and his Church. 

Hear what the Word of God says concerning it : 

And the Lord God said, It is not good that man should be alone, 
I will make him a help meet for him. And the Lord God caused 
a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept : and he took one of 
his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: and of the rib, 
which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and 
brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of 
my bones, and flesh of my flesh : she shall be called Woman, because 
she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father 
and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife ; and they shall be 
one flesh." 

Hear further what is said by our Lord in the Gospel 
of St. Matthew : 

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MARRIAGE. 223 

Have ye not read, that lie which made them at the beginning, 
made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man 
leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife : and they 
twain shall be one flesh. Wherefore they are no more twain, but 
one flesh. What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man 
put asunder 

Hear also what St. Paul says, in his Epistle to the Ephe- 
sians, as touching the duties of husbands toward their 
wives, and of wives toward their husbands: 

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, 
and gave himself for it j that he might sanctify and cleanse it with 
the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to him- 
self a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such 
thing ; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought 
men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his 
wife loveth himself, for no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but 
nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church. 

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the 
Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is 
the head of the Church : and he is the Saviour of the body. There- 
fore as the Church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to 
their own husbands in every thing. 



Into this holy estate these two persons are come to be 
joined. Therefore, if any man can show any just cause 
why they may not be lawfully joined together, let him 
now speak, or forever after hold his peace. 

And then, addressing the persons to be married, he shall say : 

Also, I charge you each and both, as ye will answer 
before God at the day of judgment, if either of you know 
any reason why ye may not be lawfully joined together 
in matrimony, confess it now. For be well assured, that 
all those who are brought together, contrary to the word 
of God, are not joined together of God; neither is their 
marriage lawful. 



224 MARRIAGE. 

If there be no impediment alleged, or suspicion raised, the Minister shall 
proceed, and say unto the man : 

"Wilt thou take this woman to be thy wedded wife ? 

Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, 
in sickness and in health ; and forsaking every other, 
cleave to her only, so long as ye both shall live ? 

The man shall answer: 

I will. 

Then shall the Minister say unto the woman : 

Wilt thou take this man to be thy wedded husband ? 

Wilt thou obey him and serve him, love, honor, and 
keep him, in sickness and in health ; and, forsaking every 
other, cleave to him only, so long as ye both shall live ? 

The woman shall answer : 

I will. 

Then shall the Minister say : 

As a seal to this holy vow, give each other the right 
hand. 

[If a ring be used, when they have joined right hands, the Minister shall 
loose them ; the man shall give a ring to the woman, which the Minister 
taking from her shall deliver again to the man, who shall tben place it 
upon the third finger of the woman's left hand, and holding it there shall 
say, as instructed by the Minister : 

With this ring I thee wed.'] 

Then shall the Minister lay his hand upon the hands of the pair, and say : 

The marriage vow, which you have here made, before 
God and these witnesses, I confirm, in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

What God hath joined together, let not man put 
asunder. 

Let us pray. 

O God, who by Thy mighty power didst create man in 
Thine own image, and then ordain for his happiness the 
estate of marriage, to be continued through all genera- 



MARRIAGE. 225 

tions, look mercifully, we pray Thee, upon these Thy 
servants ; that botli this man may truly love his wife, ac- 
cording to Thy word, and also that this woman may be 
loving and amiable, faithful and obedient to her husband ; 
and in all quietness, sobriety and peace, be a follower of 
holy and godly matrons. 

Lord, bless them both and grant them an inherit- 
ance in Thine everlasting kingdom, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is 
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass 
against us. And lead us not into temptation; but de- 
liver us from evil : for Thine is the kingdom, the power, 
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Then shall he bless them: 

Almighty God, who at the beginning did create our 
first parents, Adam and Eve, and did sanctify and give 
them in marriage, pour doAvn upon you the riches of His 
grace, sanctify and bless you, that you may please Him 
both in body and soul, and live together in holy love and 
peace unto your lives' end: through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



THE VISITATION AND COMMUNION 
OF THE SICK. 



fisltatiffit at tjjt Sit I. 

"When any one is sick, notice thereof shall be given to the Minister, or, if 
any circumstance prevent his attendance, to one of the Elders of the 
Church, who, coming to the sick person, shall carefully inquire into his 
spiritual state. 

[If the sick person be not baptized, he shall be immediately instructed as 
to his duty in this respect, and urged to become obedient to the faith, and 
enter into covenant with God. To this end the following Soripture passages 
shall be read and explained to him: Matt, xxviii. 18-20; Mark xvi. 16; 
St. John iii. 5; Acts ii. 38-41 — xxii. 16; Rom. vi. 3-12 ; Gal. iii. 27; Col. 
ii. 12; Titus iii. 5; 1 Pet. iii. 21. If the. sick person give evidence of true 
repentance and faith, the Minister shall baptize him in the pi'esence of one 
or more Elders of the Church. This holy Sacrament shall be administered 
to the sick only in cases where there is immediate danger of death; when 
recovery is confidently expected, Baptism shall be deferred till his recovery, 
when he shall be earnestly urged to fulfil the vows which he made in the 
hour of affliction.] 

When the necessary examination has been made, and the proper instruc- 
tions and exhortations have been given, the Minister, or Elder, shall say: 

Dearly Beloved : Be fully persuaded that Almighty 
God is the Lord of life and of death, and that all His 
creatures are so in His hands, that without His will they 
cannot so much as move. Wherefore, know certainly 
that this is God's visitation, coming not hy chance, but 
by His fatherly hand. Know also that He will make 
whatever afflictions He sends upon us in this valley of 
tears, if they be received in the right spirit, and used in 

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VISITATION OF TUE SICK. 227 

the right way, turn out to our advantage : for He is 
able to do it, being almighty God, and willing, being a 
faithful Father. 

That your present afflictions may be sanctified to you, 
and made to conduce to this blessed end, humble your- 
self with continual repentance for all your sins under the 
mighty hand of God. Acknowledge His righteousness, 
and endeavour to bear your sickness with true Christian 
patience, trusting in His mercy for His dear Son Jesus 
Christ's sake, rendering unto Him childlike thanks for 
His fatherly visitation, and resigning yourself wholly to 
His will ; while you look and wait for His salvation, 
either in your restoration to health, or in your happy 
removal to a higher and a better world. 

That you may be further instructed in regard to God's 
will concerning you in this your sickness, and receive 
such encouragement and consolation as in your present 
circumstances you need, listen to those things which are 
written for our learning, that we, through patience and 
comfort of the Scriptures, might have hope. 



Here shall be read or repeated some proper passages from the Word of God, 
such as may seem in number and form to suit the case in hand. The fol- 
lowing selections are given in the way of directory and help for this 
duty: 

I. 

Affliction corneth not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble 
spring out of the ground. 

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth : therefore 
despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty : for he niaketh 
sore, and bindeth up : he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 
He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, in seven there shall no 
evil touch thee. — Job v. 6, 17, 18, 19. 

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver ; I have chosen 
thee in the furnace of affliction — Is. xlviii. 10. 



228 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 

I will bring them through the fire, and will refine them as silver 
is refined, and will try them as gold is tried : they shall call on my 
name, and I will hear them : I will say, It is my people : and they 
shall say, The Lord is my God. — Zech. xiii. 9. 

Ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as 
unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the 
Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him : for whom the Lord 
loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons ; for 
what son is he whom the father chasteneth not ? 

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then 
are ye bastards, and not sons. 

Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected 
us, and we gave them reverence : shall we not much rather be in 
subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live ? 

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own plea- 
sure ; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holi- 
ness. 

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grie- 
vous : nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of right- 
eousness unto them which are exercised thereby. 

Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble 
knees. — Eeb. xii. 5-12. 

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not 
worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. — 
Rom. viii. 18. 

II. 

Before I was afflicted I went astray : but now have I kept thy 
word. Thou art good, and doest good ; teach me thy statutes. 

It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn 
thy statutes. 

I know, Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in 
faithfulness hast afflicted me. 

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, accord- 
ing to thy word unto thy servant. 

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live : for thy 
law is my delight. — Ps. cxix. 67, 68, 71, 75, 76, 77. 

We glory in tribulations also ; knowing that tribulation worketh 
patience ; and patience, experience ; and experience, hope : and 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 229 

hope maketh not ashamed ; because the love of God is shed abroad 
in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. — Rom. v. 
3, 4, 5. 

We are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned 
with the world. — 1 Cor. xi. 32. 

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man 
perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for 
us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory j while we look 
not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not 
seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things 
which are not seen are eternal. — 2 Cor. iv. 16-18 



III. 

The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. He maketh me to 
lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteous- 
ness for his name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I 
will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and staff they 
comfort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies ; 
thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup runneth over. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my 
life : and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. — Ps. xxiii. 

For we know that, if our earthly house of this tabernacle were 
dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, 
eternal in the heavens. 

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with 
our house which is from heaven : if so be that beins: clothed we 

o 

shall not be found naked. 

For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened : not 
for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality 
might be swallowed up of life. 

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who 
also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are 
at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord : for we walk by 
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230 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 

faith, not by sight : we arc confident, I say, and willing rather to 
be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 

Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be 
accepted of him. — 2 Cor, v. 1-9. 

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 

What I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, 
having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far bet- 
ter. — PhiLi. 21,22, 23. 

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure 
is at hand. 

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have 
kept the faith : henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of right- 
eousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at 
that day : and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his 
appearing. 

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will pre- 
serve me unto his heavenly kingdom : to whom be glory for ever 
and ever. Amen. — 2 Tim. iv. 6, 7, 8, 18. 

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me. — 
Ps. cxxxviii. 7. 

God, who is like unto thee ! Thou, which hast showed me great 
and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up 
again from the depths of the earth. — Ps. lxxi. 19, 20. 

For his anger endureth but a moment ; in his favour is life : weep- 
ing may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. — 
5. 



For the Lord will not cast off forever : but though he cause grief, 
yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mer- 
cies. For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of 
men. — Lam. iii. 31, 32, 33. 

For a small moment have I forsaken thee ; but with great mercies 
will I gather thee. 

In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment ; but with 
everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy 
Redeemer. 

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed ; but 
my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant 
of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. — 
Is. liv. 7, 8, 10. 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 231 

Then the Minister, or Elder, shall pray -with and for the sick person, slowly 
and distinctly rehearsing in the first place, the articles of the Apostles' 
Creed, and making use afterward of one or more of the following prayers, 
as the circumstances may require. In any case, it will be proper to close 
with the Lord's Prayer. 

A General Prayer for the Sick. 
Lord God, in whose hand is the soul of every living 
thing, and the breath of all mankind, and to whom 
belong the issues of life and death ; look down in great 
mercy, we beseech Thee, upon this Thy servant, whom 
Thou hast been pleased to visit with bodily affliction and 
disease. Be graciously nigh unto him with Thy divine 
help, according to all his circumstances of need. Let his 
sickness be for the glory of God, whether it be in the 
way of recovery or in the way of death. Grant unto 
him, we beseech Thee, true repentance for all his sins, 
with a firm and steady trust in the merits of Thy Son 
Jesus Christ, who is the propitiation for the sins of the 
world. May he be found in Him, not having his own 
righteousness which is of the law, but that which is 
through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of 
God by faith. May he have grace to be in full charity 
with all men. Enable him to roll all his cares upon 
Thine arm, and to yield himself with childlike submis- 
sion into Thy hands. Thus may he learn righteousness, 
and glorify Thy great name, by the suffering through 
which he is called to pass. We pray that it may please 
Thee to bless the means which are employed for his res- 
toration to health ; so that, if it be Thy will, he may yet 
rise from this sickness, to serve Thee and show forth Thy 
praise in the land of the living. Lord Jesus, who in the 
days of Thy flesh didst rebuke disease, and make whole 
such as were sick, and who hast now all power in heaven 
and on earth, mercifully hear us in his behalf, have com- 
passion upon him, and spare him. But if this may not 
be, then grant Thou unto him, O most merciful Father, 



232 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 

a better deliverance and a far more glorious salvation at 
last in Thy heavenly kingdom. Give him full prepara- 
tion for death. In all his affliction, let the arms of Thine 
everlasting love be under him and round about him. 
When heart and flesh fail, be Thou the strength of his 
heart, and the stay of his life. Uphold and support him 
by Thy heavenly grace through all his conflict with the 
last enemy ; and finally receive him to Thyself, that he 
may dwell with Thee for evermore : through the media- 
tion and merits of Thine only Son, our Lord. Amen. 



Prayer for a Sick Person not prepared for Death. 

O merciful Lord Jesus, who didst open the gates of 
Paradise to the penitent thief, when hanging on the Cross, 
and hast assured us in Thy Holy Word, that the prayer 
of faith shall save the sick, and if he have committed 
sins they shall be forgiven him ; look down, we beseech 
Thee, in tender compassion on him, who now looks up 
to Thee from his bed of suffering and pain. Hear his 
cry, O Lord. Lamb of God that takest away the sin of 
the world, take away his sins. Wash him in Thy most 
precious blood. Thou who didst come to seek and to 
save that which was lost, and who dost save unto the 
uttermost all who come unto God by Thee, suffer him not 
to sink into the pains of eternal death, but encircle him 
with the arms of Thy pardoning love, and speak unto 
him, Be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee. 

Hear us, merciful Saviour, who, with the Father 
and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, ever one God, 
world without end. Amen. 

Prayer for a Sick Child. 

Almighty God and merciful Father, to whom alone 
belong the issues of life and death; look down from 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 233 

heaven, we humbly beseech Thee, with the eyes of mercy 
upon this child, now lying upon the bed of sickness. 

Encouraged by the example of Thy servant David, and 
especially by Thy promise that the prayer of faith shall 
save the sick, we make our humble supplication for this 
child, that it may please Thee to be gracious unto us, 
that the child may live. We ask, Lord, in submission 
to Thy holy will, and Thine unerring wisdom : we ask also 
in the name of Jesus Christ, who was Himself a child, 
and who can be touched with a feeling of all human in- 
firmities ; who in the days of His flesh took little chil- 
dren into His arms and blessed them, and restored to 
health such as were sore vexed of the devil, and afflicted 
with grievous disease : in His blessed name, who is un- 
changeable in His mercy, and who has all power in 
heaven and earth, we humbly beseech Thee for the resto- 
ration of this afflicted child. 

Visit him, Lord, with Thy salvation, deliver him in 
Thy good appointed time from his bodily pain, and save 
his soul for Thy mercies' sake ; that if it shall be Thy 
pleasure to prolong his days here on earth, he may live to 
Thee, and be an instrument of Thy glory, by serving 
Thee faithfully, and doing good in his generation. If in 
the counsels of Thy will, which are only good, devising 
what is best for him, best for us, and most for Thy glory, 
it should please Thee to remove him from this present 
life, receive him, we beseech Thee, into those heavenly 
habitations, where the souls of those who sleep in the 
Lord Jesus, enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, 
O Lord, for Thy mercies' sake, in the name of Thy Son our 
Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

Prayer for a Departing Soul. 
Almighty and most merciful God, we commend the spirit 

of this our dear brother, into Thy hands, as into the hands 
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234 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 

of a faithful Creator and most merciful Saviour ; beseech- 
ing Thee that his soul may be precious in Thy sight. 

Wash him, we pray Thee, in the blood of the Lamb 
that was slain to take away the sin of the world. What- 
soever defilement he may have contracted in this mise- 
rable and sinful world, through the lusts of the flesh or 
the wiles of Satan, do Thou purge away, and blot out all 
his sins. 

Receive him, we beseech Thee, to Thy mercy ; vouch- 
safe to him a quiet passage, and guide him through the 
valley of the shadow of death ; place him in the habita- 
tions of light and peace, in the company of Thy saints 
and faithful people who are gone before ; with them 
vouchsafe unto him Thy peace and quiet rest ; and in the 
resurrection of the just do Thou make him partaker of the 
inheritance of the saints in light, there to reign with Thy 
holy Apostles, with the goodly company of Prophets 
and Martyrs, and with all Thy saints, in glory and blessed- 
ness, for ever and ever. Amen. 

A Litany for the Dying. 

God the Father in heaven : have mercy upon us. 
Have mercy upon us. 

God the Son, Redeemer of the world : have mercy 
upon us. 

Have mercy upon us. 

O God the Holy Ghost, the Comforter: have mercy 
upon us. 

Have mercy upon us. 

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of 
our forefathers. Spare us, good Lord; spare Thy ser- 
vant before Thee, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy 
precious blood. 

Spare him, good Lord. 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 235 

From all evil and harm ; from the power of sin, and 
the snares of the devil ; from Thy wrath, and from ever- 
lasting damnation ; 

G-ood Lord, deliver Mm. 

By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation ; by Thine 
Agony and Bloody Sweat ; by Thy Cross and Passion ; 
by Thy precious Death and Burial; by Thy glorious 
Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the 
Holy Ghost: in the hour of death and in the day of 
j udgment ; 

G-ood Lord, deliver him. 

We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us. 

Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us. 

That it may please Thee to uphold him with Thy free 
Spirit ; to grant him true repentance ; to forgive him all 
his sins ; to strengthen and confirm him in Thy grace ; 
and to beat down Satan under his feet; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

Son of God, Redeemer of the world ; 
Hear us. 

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world ; 
Have mercy upon him. 

Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world ; 
Grant him Thy peace. 

Lord God, our heavenly Father, who hast no plea- 
sure in the death of sinners, but wilt rather that they 
return unto Thee and live ; we heartily beseech Thee to 
regard this sick person with an eye of compassion ; suffer 
him not to be overwhelmed by any pains of body, or any 
anguish of soul ; but grant unto him in this world Thy 
pardon and peace, and in the world to come life everlast- 
ing, through the abounding merits and the glorious me- 
diation of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



236 COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 



[If any member of the Church, through sickness or infirmity, be not able 
to come to the house of God, and yet is anxious to receive the Communion, 
it may be administered to him privately; in which case, timely notice 
thereof must be given to the Minister ; one other person at least should 
commune with the sick ; and one or more of the Elders ought to be present.] 

The emblems having been placed upon a decently covered table, the Minis- 
ter shall say : 

Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, 
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : Forasmuch as, in the 
providence of God, you are deprived of the privilege of 
receiving the holy Communion in the Church, and your 
heart nevertheless longs for the enjoyment of this bless- 
ing and grace, be encouraged and comforted by the words 
of the Lord Jesus : Where two or three are gathered 
together in My name, there am I in the midst of them. 

That you may not partake unworthily of this holy sa- 
crament, consider well, and lay rightly to heart, the ex- 
hortation and warning of the Apostle Paul : Let a man 
examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and 
drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh un- 
worthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not 
discerning the Lord's body. 

Hear also how St. John encourages those who are truly 
penitent, saying : If we confess our sins, He is faithful 
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all 
unrighteousness. 

And again it is written : If thou shalt confess with thy 
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that 
God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 



COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 237 

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and 
with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 

Then, all kneeling, the Minister shall say : 

Let us pray. 

Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly Father, 
we humble ourselves in Thy holy presence under a deep 
sense of our unworthiness. "We have sinned against 
heaven and in Thy sight. We have come short of Thy 
glory. We have broken Thy laws. We have greatly 
offended against Thee, not only by evil words and deeds, 
but also by sinful thoughts and desires. We have failed 
in our solemn vows, and there is no health nor soundness in 
us. But, Lord, we heartily repent of our sins ; we con- 
demn ourselves, and flee to the Cross of Thy dear Son. 
Father in heaven, for His sake, have mercy upon us. 
Deliver us from the guilt and power of sin. Create in us 
a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within us, that we 
may present ourselves a living sacrifice unto Thee, and 
serve Thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of 
our life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to those assembled, still kneel- 
ing, the following declaration of the remission of sins for Christ's sake. 

Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the 
grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that repent 
and believe. 

Thus saith the Lord : As I live, I have no pleasure in 
the death of the sinner, but that he turn from his way 
and live. God so loved the w T orld, that He gave His 
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

Unto as many of you, therefore, beloved brethren, as 
truly repent of your sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, 



238 CO MM UNION OP THE SICK. 

and are resolved to walk in newness of life, I announce 
and declare, by the authority and in the name of Christ, 
as His minister, that your sins are forgiven in heaven, 
according to His promise in the Gospel, through the 
perfect merit of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

Or this : 

Almighty God, who desireth not the death of the sinner, 
but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, 
and who gave His Son Jesus Christ as a sacrifice and pro- 
pitiation for the sins of the whole world; have mercy 
upon you, absolve you from all sin, establish you in His 
grace, grant unto you His Holy Spirit, and bring you to 
life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

M. Peace be with you. 

R. Amen. 

Then, all standing, the Minister addressing the sick person, shall say : 

Now join with us, whilst we, as many as are here pre- 
sent, make confession of our Catholic undoubted Chris- 
tian faith. 

Here the Apostles' Creed, p. 15, shall be repeated; at the close of which, 
the Minister shall say: 

The Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, be merciful and gracious unto you, confirming 
toward you His love, for the sake of His dear Son, our 
Saviour, who suffered, and died, and rose, and ascended, 
and intercedes for you, in union with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is 
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us 
not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For Thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 



COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 239 

If the elements have not already been consecrated in the Church, the Min- 
ister shall consecrate them in the manner and form presented for this part 
in the regular communion service, p. 197, otherwise he shall proceed as 
follows : 

The Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was be- 
trayed, took bread ; and when He had given thanks, He 
brake it, and said, Take, eat ; this is My body, which is 
broken for you ; this do in remembrance of Me. 

After the same manner also He took the cup, when 
He had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in 
My blood ; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remem- 
brance of Me. 

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, 
ye do show the Lord's death till He come. 

In administering the elements, the Minister shall give first to those who 
communicate with the sick, and then to the sick person. Giving the 
bread, he shall say: 

The bread which we break, is the communion of the 
body of Christ. 

Giving the cup, he shall say : 

The cup of blessing which we bless, is the communion 
of the blood of Christ. 

Then the Minister shall conclude with a thanksgiving prayer, as in the 
regular communion service, p. 202 ; or he may offer a free prayer con- 
cluding the whole service with the Benediction. 



ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION. 



irHsstiffa at Hiitntus. 

At the time appointed, the Minister who is to conduct the service shall com- 
mence with the following Collect : 

Meet us, Lord, in all our doings, with Thy most 
gracious favor, and further us with Thy continual help ; 
that in all our works hegun, continued, and ended, in 
Thee, we may glorify Thy holy name, and finally by Thy 
mercy attain unto everlasting life : through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Here the Candidate for Ordination, his name being distinctly announced, 
shall be requested to present himself before the Altar; whereupon the 
presiding Minister shall address the Congregation as follows : 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : Almighty God, whom 
it hath pleased by His Spirit and Word to gather and 
preserve to Himself continually, out of the whole human 
race, a Church chosen to everlasting life, hath given to 
all the members of the same, both ministers and people, 
a common interest in its welfare. For this reason it hath 
ever been the practice, that in the ordination of those 
who have been called to the office of the holy ministry, 
the people also should have an opportunity to express 
their voice. Now, therefore, in order that we may be 

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ORDINATION OF MINISTERS. 241 

assisted in the case before us by your knowledge and past 
observation of him who is here present for admission to 
this office, we call upon you to the end that if you know 
any just cause or impediment, because of which he ought 
not to be ordained to the Christian. Ministry, you do come 
forward in God's name and make it known. 

If there be no objection, then, after a sufficient pause, he shall address the 
Candidate : 

Dearly Beloved Brother : It is now our part, sol- 
emnly and for the last time, before proceeding to lay 
upon you irrevocably the burden and responsibility of the 
Ministry, to remind you how great is the dignity of the 
office, and how weighty and momentous also are the 
duties which it involves. 

The office is of divine origin and of truly supernatural 
character and force ; flowing directly from the Lord Jesus 
Christ Himself, as the fruit of His resurrection and tri- 
umphant ascension into heaven, and being designed by 
Him. to carry forward the purposes of His grace upon the 
earth, in the salvation of men by the Church, to the end 
of time. 

"All power," we hear Him saying after He had risen 
from the dead ; " is given unto Me in heaven and in earth, 
Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them 
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost ; teaching them to observe all things what- 
soever I have commanded you : and lo, I am with you 
alway, even unto the end of the world." 

To this answers in full what is written also by St. Paul : 
""Wherefore He saith, When He ascended up on high, 
He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. ISTow 
that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended 
first into the lower parts of the earth ? He that descended 
is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, 
that He might fill all things. And He gave some, apos- 
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242 ORDINATION OF MINISTERS. 

ties ; and some, prophets ; and some, evangelists ; and 
some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the 
saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the 
body of Christ : till we all come in the unity of the faith, 
and of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the 
measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. That we 
henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and 
carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight 
of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in 
wait to deceive ; but, speaking the truth in love, may 
grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even 
Christ; from whom the whole body fitly joined together 
and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, 
according to the effectual working in the measure of every 
part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of 
itself in love." 

Consider well, dear brother in Christ, how much all 
this means, as declaring and setting forth the true nature 
and significance of the holy office. The first Ministers 
were the Apostles, who were called and commissioned 
immediately by Jesus Christ Himself. They in turn 
ordained and set apart other suitable men, as pastors and 
teachers over the churches which they had gathered and 
established in different places; and these again in the 
same way appointed and sent forth others to carry on- 
ward and forward still the true succession of their office ; 
which, being regularly transmitted in this way from age 
to age in the Christian Church, has come down finally to 
our time. The solemnity of ordination, through which 
as a channel this transmission flows, is not merely an 
impressive ceremony, by which the right of such as are 
called of God to the Ministry is owned and confessed by 
the Church ; but it is to be considered rather as their 
actual investiture with the very power of the office itself, 
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ORDINATION OF MINISTERS. 243 

symbolical assurance from on high that their consecration 
to the service of Christ is accepted, and that the Holy 
Ghost will most certainly be with them in the faithful 
discharge of their official duties. 

These duties are of the same order with the high origin 
of the office and its glorious design. The Ministers of 
Christ are set in the world to be at once the representa- 
tives of His authority and the ambassadors of His grace. 
As My Father hath sent Me, He says, even so send I you. 
He that heareth you, heareth Me ; and he that despiseth 
you, despiseth Me ; and he that despiseth Me, despiseth 
Him that sent Me. Let a man so account of us, says St. 
Paul, as of the ministers of Christ and stewards of the 
mysteries of God. Again : "We are ambassadors for 
Christ, as though God did beseech you by us. It is their 
business to baptize, to preach the word, to administer at 
fit times the holy sacrament of the Lord's Supper. They 
are appointed to wait upon and serve the Church, which 
is the spouse of Jesus Christ, His body mystical ; to offer 
before Him the prayers and supplications of His people ; 
to feed, to instruct, to watch over and guide the sheep 
and lambs of His flock, whom He hath purchased with 
His own blood. They are charged also with the govern 
ment of the Church, and with the proper use of its dis- 
cipline, in the way both of censure and absolution, ac- 
cording to that awfully mysterious word: I will give 
unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven ; and what- 
soever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in hea- 
ven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be 
loosed in heaven. 

Such being the character of the office to which you are 
now called, beloved brother in the Lord, and such the 
high and arduous nature of its duties, it is easy to see 
with what seriousness and godly fear, with what solemn 
forethought, with what holy caution, you should ap- 



244 . ORDINATION OF MINISTERS. 

proach unto it, as you are now doing, in the present trans- 
action ; and with how great care and study also you ought 
to apply yourself, that you may appear hereafter to have 
been worthy of being put into the Christian Ministry, by 
being found faithful to its mighty trust. Know, at the 
same time, that for this you are by no means sufficient of 
yourself. All proper sufficiency here is from God alone ; 
to whom therefore you should pray earnestly, through 
the mediation of our only Saviour Jesus Christ, for the 
heavenly assistance of the Holy Ghost ; that giving your- 
self wholly to this office, with daily meditation and study 
of the Scriptures, you may be able to make full proof of 
your ministry, being nourished up in the words of faith 
and good doctrine, and showing thyself a pattern to others 
in piety and godly living. In doing this, thou shalt both 
save thyself and them that hear thee. And when the 
Chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a crown 
of glory that fadeth not away. 

And now, that this congregation of Christ may also 
understand your views and will in these things, and that 
you may yourself also the more feel the binding force of 
what you thus publicly profess and promise, we call upon 
you to make answer plainly to these following questions 
which we shall propose to you in the name of God and 
of His Church : 

Do you receive the Holy Scriptures as being the true 
and proper word of God, the ultimate rule and measure 
of the whole Christian faith ? 

Ans. I do. 

Do you believe in one God the Father ; and in one Lord 
Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of the Father ; and 
in one Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the 
Son, and with the Father and the Son one God Al- 
mighty ? And do you believe in one holy Catholic 
Church, in which is given one true Baptism for the remis- 



ORDINATION OF MINISTERS. 245 

sion of sins ? And do you consent unto the system of 
Faith set forth in the three Creeds, commonly called the 
Apostles' Creed, the Mcene Creed, and the Athanasian 
Creed ? 
Ans. 1 do. 

Do you receive the doctrines of the Heidelberg Cate- 
chism as flowing from the Bible, and answering to the 
proper sense of the ancient Christian Creeds ? 

Ans. I do. 

Are you truly persuaded in your heart, that you are 
called of God to the office of the Holy Ministry, and do 
you desire and expect to receive, through the laying on 
of our hands, the gift and grace of the Holy Ghost, which 
shall enable you to fulfil this heavenly commission and 
trust ? 

Ans. Such is my persuasion, and such my desire and hope. 

Do you acknowledge the rightful authority of this 
Church, from which you are now to receive ordination, 
as being a true part in the succession of the Church 
Catholic ; and do you promise to exercise your ministry 
in the same with faithful diligence, showing all proper 
regard for its laws and ordinances, and all suitable obe- 
dience to its lawful government in the Lord l t 

Ans. So I confess, and so I promise. 

Here the Candidate shall he directed to kneel ; the Ministers shall lay their 
hands severally upon his head, and the presiding Minister shall say : 

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Chief Shep- 
herd and Bishop of the Church, and trusting in the power 
of His grace, we ordain, consecrate, and appoint you to 
the Ministry of reconciliation, to proclaim His gospel, to 
dispense His holy sacraments, to administer Christian 
discipline in His church, and to be wholly set apart as an 
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246 ORDINATION OF MINISTERS. 

instrument to His use in the salvation of our fallen race : 
and to this end may the blessing of God Almighty, the 
Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, rest upon and abide 
with you always. Amen. 

The Brother shall then rise, when each of the Ministers in turn shall give 
him the right hand of fellowship, saying : 

"We give you the right hand of fellowship, to take part 
with us in this Ministry. 

Or this: 

Our fellowship is with the Father, and with the Son, 
and with the Holy Ghost. 

Or this: 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the 
Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with you 
always. 

When the new Minister is to be installed at the same time as Pastor of the 
Charge in which he is ordained, the Installation services shall now go for- 
ward according to the Form provided for that purpose. If there be no 
Installation, the presiding Minister shall here say : 

Let us pray, beloved brethren, to God the Father Al- 
mighty, that He may be pleased to multiply His heavenly 
gifts upon this His servant, whom He hath called to the 
office of the holy Ministry : through Jesus Christ oin 
Lord. Amen. 

Then kneeling down : 

Let us pray : 

Almighty God, most merciful Father, who of Thine in- 
finite goodness hast given Thine only Son Jesus Christ 
to be our Redeemer and the Author of everlasting life ; 
who after that He had made perfect our redemption by 
His death, and was ascended into heaven, poured down 
His gifts abundantly upon men, making some apostles, 
some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teach- 
ers, for the edifying and perfecting of the Church ; send 



ORDINATION OF MINISTERS. 247 

down, we beseech Thee, the anointing of the Holy Ghost 
upon the head of this Thy servant, who has now been set 
apart in Thy name, through the solemn act of ordination, 
to the office of teacher and ruler in Christ's Church. 
Grant unto him, most merciful Father, such fulness of 
Thy grace, that he may be a faithful and wise steward 
whom Thou settest over Thy household, using the autho- 
rity Thou givest him, not unto destruction, but unto sal- 
vation ; that he may be an able minister of the New Tes- 
tament, knowing how he ought to behave himself in the 
house of God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, 
rightly dividing the word of truth ; that he may be a true 
preacher of righteousness ; a faithful leader of the blind, 
and of them that are out of the way; a light unto those 
who are in darkness ; a watchful guardian over Thy fold, 
and a follower of the true Shepherd who giveth His life 
for the sheep. Make his feet beautiful to publish the 
gospel of peace, and to bring glad tidings of good things. 
Give him power to preach not himself, but Christ Jesus 
the Lord, and himself the servant of all for Jesus' sake. 
May he be an example of the believers, in word, in conver- 
sation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. So may 
he in all things fulfil his ministry unblamably and unre- 
provably in Thy sight, that he may be prepared to stand 
without shame before the judgment seat of Christ, and 
thus, finishing his course with joy, be received unto glory 
and immortality in Thine eternal kingdom, where they 
that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars for 
ever and ever. Hear us for the sake of Jesus Christ Thy 
Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

The Congregation shall then rise and join in singing a Doxology or Hymn; 
after which the whole service shall be concluded with this Benediction : 

The God of peace who brought again from the dead 
our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, 



248 INSTALLATION OF ORDAINED MINISTERS. 

through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you 
perfect in every good work to do His will, working in 
you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through 
Jesus Christ : to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen, 



f articular <CIj#rp. 

Immediately after the Ordination of the new Minister, if this take place on 
the same occasion, or in any other case, after a suitable sermon preached, 
the presiding Minister shall address the Congregation as follows : 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : You have called JV. JST., 
now present, an ordained Minister [or, who hath now 
been ordained a Minister], to become your Pastor. He 
has consented to accept the call. After full inquiry and 
deliberation, the Classis of M., under whose supervision 
and care you stand, has resolved that the proposed settle- 
ment ought to take place ; and being here accordingly, 
by its appointment and order, at the present time, for that 
purpose, we now proceed to institute and install him, in 
the name of the Lord, as the Pastor of this charge. 

Let us pray : 

Almighty God, by whose holy inspiration and gui- 
dance, Thine Apostles, in the first days of Thy Church, 
did, for the fulfilling of their charge, ordain others also, 
who, under them, might take part in the care and govern- 
ment of Thy flock ; grant, we beseech Thee, that all those 
who are placed by Thine authority over the several con- 
gregations of Thy people, may be endowed with Thy 
heavenly grace, and may so faithfully serve Thee in their 
office and administration, and watch over the souls under 
their charge, that at the appearing of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, they may present the people committed to their 
care a holy and glorious flock, giving an account of them 



INSTALLATION OF ORDAINED MINISTERS. 249 

with joy, and not with grief: through the same our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who liveth and abideth with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be read, in the way of a general lesson for the occasion, either 
the whole or some pert of the following passages of Scripture : 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door 
into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a 
thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shep- 
herd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear 
his voice : and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them 
out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before 
them, and the sheep follow him : for they know his voice. And a 
stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him : for they know 
not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them : but 
they understood not what things they were which he spake unto 
them. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are 
thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them. I am the 
door : by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in 
and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and 
to kill, and to destroy : I am come that they might have life, and 
that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd : 
the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is a 
hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth 
the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ; and the wolf 
catcheth them, and scattcreth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, be- 
cause he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the 
good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As 
the Father knowcth me, even so know I the Father : and I lay 
down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are 
not of this fold : them also I must bring, and they shall hear my 
voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. — Jofaix. 1-16. 

Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me 
more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest 
that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. Pie saith 
to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? 
He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He 
saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, 
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? Peter was grieved because 
he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me ? And he said 



250 INSTALLATION OF ORDAINED MINISTERS. 

unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things ; thou knowest that I love 
thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. — John xxi. 15-17. 

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he 
desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the hus- 
band of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospi- 
tality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of 
filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that 
ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with 
all gravity; for if a man know not how to rule his own house, how 
shall he take care of the church of God ? not a novice, lest being 
lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 
Moreover he must have a good report of them who are without; 
lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. — 1 Tim. iii. 1-7. 

And from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of 
the church. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, 
Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what man- 
ner I have been with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all 
humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which 
befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews : and how I kept back 
nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and 
have taught you publicly, and from house to house, testifying both 
to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and 
faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I go bound 
in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall 
befall me there : save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, 
sa} T ing that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these 
things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I 
might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have 
received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone 
preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. Where- 
fore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of 
all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the coun- 
sel of God. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the 
flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to 
feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own 
blood. — Acts xx. 17-28. 

Say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast 
received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. — Col. iv. 17. 

Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in 
charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attendance 



INSTALLATION OF ORDAINED MINISTERS. 251 

to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in 
thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the 
hands of the presbytery. Meditate upon these things ; give thyself 
wholly to them j that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed 
unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue in them : for in doing 
this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. — 
1 Tim. iv. 12-16. 

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, 
and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the 
glory that shall be revealed : feed the flock of God which is among 
you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; 
not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over 
God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the 
chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that 
fadeth not away. — 1 Pet. v. 1-4. 

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that 
teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : 
for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that 
soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that 
soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. — 
Gal. vi. 6-8. 

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among 
you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you ; and to esteem 
them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace 
among yourselves. — 1 Thess. v. 12, 13. 

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken 
unto you the word of God : whose faith follow, considering the end 
of their conversation : Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, 
and forever. — Heb. xiii. 7, 8. 

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : 
for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that 
they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable 
for you. — Heb. xiii. 17. 



Then, all standing up, the presiding Minister shall proceed, addressing first 
the Pastor elect : 

And now, beloved brother in Christ, in full view of the 
great solemnity of the trust as it is thus set forth by the 



252 INSTALLATION OF ORDAINED MINISTERS. 

lively oracles of God, are you willing and ready to take 
upon yourself the charge of this nock ? 
Ans. I am, Cfod being my helper. 

Do you promise and engage, on your part, that being 
set as Pastor of this people, you will endeavor faithfully 
to discharge among them all the duties of your ministry, 
exercising the authority you hold as a true commission 
from our Lord Jesus Christ, with becoming recollection 
of His presence, according to His commandments, and in 
due subjection to the rule that is over you in this church ? 

Ans. I promise so to do, with God's help. 

Then addressing the Church and Congregation : 

Dearly Beloved : Ye have heard the solemn vows and 
engagements now taken by him whom you have called to 
be your Pastor; now, then, we demand of you, do ye on 
your part receive him in this character and office, pro- 
mising to show towards him such love, honor, and fit 
obedience in the Lord, as are due to an overseer and guide 
placed over you by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, the 
Chief Shepherd and Bishop of souls ? 

Ans. We do. 

On the ground of this mutual engagement, we do now, 
by the authority which has been delegated to us for that 
purpose, solemnly install you, JV. N., as Pastor of this 
people, committing them by this act, as a part of Christ's 
flock, to your spiritual oversight and care. In the name 
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
Amen. 

Then addressing the Congreg^ion, the presiding Minister shall say: 

Let us pray, beloved brethren, to the Triune God, the 
fountain of all grace and glory, that He may be pleased 
to sanctify with His heavenly blessing, on both sides, the 



INSTALLATION OF ORDAINED MINISTERS. 253 

Pastoral relation which has now been formed in His 
name. Amen. 

Then kneeling down : 

Let ns pray : 

Almighty God, most merciful Father, who of Thine 
infinite goodness hast given Thine only Son Jesus Christ 
to be our Redeemer and the Author of everlasting life ; 
who after that He had made perfect our redemption by 
His death, and was ascended into heaven, poured down 
His gifts abundantly upon men, making some apostles, 
some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teach- 
ers, for the edifying and perfecting of the Church ; send 
down, we beseech Thee, the Holy Ghost upon Thy ser- 
vant, whom Thou hast been pleased now to set over this 
people in the office of Bishop and Pastor; and so replen- 
ish him with the truth of Thy doctrine, and endue him 
with innocency of life, that he may faithfully serve before 
Thee, to the glory of Thy great name, and the benefit of 
Thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our only Mediator 
and Advocate. 

R. Amen. 

O Holy Jesus, who hast purchased to Thyself an uni- 
versal Church, and hast promised to be with the ministers 
of apostolic succession to the end of the world, be gra- 
ciously pleased to bless the ministry and service of him 
who is now appointed to offer the sacrifices of prayer and 
praise to Thee in this house, which is called by Thy name. 
May the words of his mouth, and the meditation of his 
heart, be always acceptable in Thy sight, Lord, our 
strength and our Redeemer. 

R. Amen. 

And Thou, God the Holy Ghost, sanctifier of the 

faithful, visit, we pray Thee, this Congregation with Thy 

love and favor ; enlighten their minds more and more 

with the light of the everlasting gospel ; graft in their 

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254 ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF 

hearts a love of the truth ; increase in them true religion ; 
nourish them with all goodness ; and of Thy great mercy 
keep them in the same, blessed Spirit, whom with the 
Father and the Son together we worship and glorify as 
one God, world without end. 
R. Amen. 

Then the Congregation shall rise, and join in singing a Dozology or Hymn; 
after -which the whole service shall be concluded with this Benediction : 

The God of peace, who brought again from the dead 
our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, 
through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you 
perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you 
that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus 
Christ: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

After the Benediction, it will be proper for the Elders and Deacons to come 
forward and welcome the new Pastor, bidding him God speed, in the name 
of the Congregation. 



©rMnatijom ani Insfallatwit ' 0f $Ito nntr §tm\\L 

[Should it so happen that Elders only are to be set in office without Dea- 
cons, or Deacons only, without Elders, it will be understood that such parts 
only of the following form are to be used as may relate to that particular 
case, all other parts being omitted. So also, if the case should be such as 
to call for installation only, all the persons elected to office having been pre- 
viously ordained, there must be a like omission of what forms the Ordina- 
tion act.] 

At the close of the Sermon, which ought to be suitable to the occasion, the 
Minister shall take his place at the Altar, and commence with the follow- 
ing Collect : 

Meet us, Lord, in all our doings with Thy most gra- 
cious favor, and further us with Thy continual help ; that 
in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in Thee, 
we may glorify Thy holy name, and finally, by Thy 
mercy, attain everlasting life : through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



ELDERS AND DEACONS. 255 

Here the persons to he set in office, their names being distinctly announced, 
shall be requested to present themselves before the Altar; whereupon the 
Minister shall address the Congregation as follows: 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord: These persons have 
been solemnly chosen and called by yon, as a Christian 
Congregation, to take part as Elders and Deacons in the 
care and service of this church. They have accepted 
your call. Xo one has come forward to urge any just 
objection to their being set in office. They are here pre- 
sent for this purpose to-day ; and I now proceed accord- 
ingly, in the name of the Lord, to ordain such of them as 
have not been ordained to the same degree before, and 
to set all of them apart, each in his own office, to the work 
of the ministry among you and in your behalf. 

Then addressing the Candidates, he shall say: 

Brethren : As it is a great honor to bear office in the 
Lord's house, so is it at the same time also a high and 
solemn trust, which no one should take upon him rashly 
or lightly. For no such office, be it remembered, is of 
merely human origin or authority. There are diversities 
of gifts, and differences of administrations, in the Church ; 
but all proceed from the same Lord, through the power 
of one and the same Spirit. Men may be chosen and 
called to their particular ministry by the voice of their 
fellow-men ; but their ministry itself, if it be true, and 
not pretended only and false, they can never receive in 
this way. It comes to them, not from earth, but from 
heaven ; not from the people they serve, hut from God. 
Its rights and powers, its duties and responsibilities, all 
flow from that jurisdiction of Christ in His Church, which 
is the fruit of His glorious resurrection, and which is to 
be regarded as a new order of life and power in the world, 
extending with real unbroken succession, from the day 
of Pentecost onward continually to the end of time. 
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256 ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OP 

present ordination and induction into office ; and how 
needful it is that you should magnify your ministry, 
and make high account of its duties, in all time to come, 
as a service to be fulfilled unto God, and not simply 
unto men. 

Ruling Elders are appointed to assist and support the 
Ministers of the Word in the general government of the 
Church. They form, with the Minister, in each particular 
-ecclesiastical charge, a council in common for the spirit- 
ual supervision of the flock which is committed to their 
care. They are bound to take part, accordingly, in the 
work of the Ministry, so far as it has to do with this pas- 
toral oversight and rule. They are to be the advisers 
and counsellors of the Minister in his episcopal trust ; 
they are to be to him as hands and eyes, acting with him 
and for him, and representing his presence throughout 
the congregation. It is their province to go before the 
flock in the way of Christian example, to watch over it in 
the Lord, to take an active interest in its spiritual wel- 
fare, to feel a responsibility for its condition, to be at 
hand in all circumstances with spiritual aid for its neces- 
sities and wants. It belongs to them, in virtue of their 
office, to visit the sick and the afflicted, to instruct the 
ignorant, to admonish such as are out of the way, to warn 
the unruly, to command and rebuke with authority in 
Christ's name. To them, moreover, in conjunction with 
the Pastor, belongs the whole discipline of the Church, 
its power of the keys, as exercised both in the form of 
censure and in the form of absolution. 

The general nature and character of the office of Deacon 
may be learned from the account which is given of its 
first institution in the sixth chapter of the Acts of the 
Apostles : "When the number of the disciples was multi- 
plied, we are told, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians 
against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected 



ELDERS AND DEACONS. 257 

in the daily ministration. Then the twelve called the mul- 
titude of the disciples unto them, and said: It is not reason 
that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men 
of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, 
whom we may appoint over this business. But we will 
give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry 
of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multi- 
tude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and 
of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nica- 
nor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte 
of Antioch ; whom they set before the Apostles : and 
when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them." 

"We see from this, that the office of Deacons has regard 
especially to the wants of the poor. It is assumed that 
the Church is bound, as well as naturally disposed, to 
care for the temporal necessities of such of her members 
as are in a condition of privation and need ; and that the 
relation of giving and receiving, the law of communica- 
tion and fellowship between those who have and those 
who have not this world's goods, must ever enter into her 
constitution, as a necessary part of the true and right 
order of God's house; according to that significant 
word of Christ Himself: The poor always ye have with 
you. Hence the occasion for a separate ministry or 
service devoted particularly to this object, that it may 
neither be overlooked and neglected, nor yet be allowed 
to hinder and distract the work of the ministry in its 
higher forms. It belongs to the Deacons, accordingly, 
to help the Pastor, and to supply his place in those 
church ministrations which are directed immediately to- 
wards the more outward needs of the general household 
of faith. On them foils the honorable charge of looking 
after the desolate and poor, and of seeing that the cha- 
rities of the Church are applied with proper effect to 
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258 ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF 

their weekly and daily wants. In this service, at the 
same time, they must not lose sight of the true spiritual 
character of their office; which, however it may be thus 
occupied with outward and temporal things, remains 
always, notwithstanding, a proper branch of the Christian 
Ministry, the last scope and purpose of which in all things 
can only be the eternal salvation of men in the world to 
come. Hence it is that so much stress is laid, in the New 
Testament, on the character and life of those who are 
called to take part in this work. They must be men of 
honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, who 
may be able, both by word and example, to help forward 
the great purpose of the Gospel, making their ministra- 
tions to the bodily necessities of the poor the occasion and 
means of a still better benefit to their souls. St. Paul 
also, writing on this subject, in his first Epistle to 
Timothy, requires of them expressly virtues and merits 
of like sort with those which are needful for the office of 
the Ministry in its most exalted character. 

And now, brethren, having well considered the nature 
and design of these sacred offices, to the use of which you 
have been called respectively by the voice of this Congre- 
gation, do you accept the call as coming to you from God, 
and are you willing to undertake the work and service it 
sets before you, in the name and for the glory of our com- 
mon Lord and Master Jesus Christ? 

Ans. Yes. 

Do you receive the Holy Scriptures as being the in- 
spired word of God? Do you consent to the ancient and 
primitive symbol commonly called the Apostles' Creed, 
as being a true expression of the foundation articles of 
the Christian Faith ? And do you own the doctrines of 
the Heidelberg Catechism, as flowing from the Bible in 
the sense of the same Creed ? 

Ans. I do. 



ELDERS AND DEACONS. 259 

Do you promise to exercise your ministry, as Elders 
or Deacons, among this people, with faithful diligence 
according to what you have now declared to be the rule 
and measure of your faith ; showing all proper regard for 
the lawful authority of the Church, and taking heed to 
your own lives, that you may adorn the gospel of God 
our Saviour by a walk and conversation answerable to the 
place you occupy in Christ's house ? 

Ans. I so promise, trusting in God's help. 

Here those who have not been previously ordained to the office in which 
they are now called to serve, shall be directed to kneel ; whereupon the 
Minister shall proceed to ordain them, laying his right hand upon each 
one of them in succession, and saying : 

Take thou authority to execute the office of Ruling 
Elder [or Deacon] in the Church of God ; which office I 
now solemnly commit unto thee, in the name of the Fa- 
ther, and of the Sou, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Then shall they rise ; after which the Minister shall go on immediately to 
install, or clothe with actual charge in the Congregation, all who are be- 
fore him for this purpose, both those now ordained, and any who may 
have been ordained before, making use of the following form: 

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the au- 
thority belonging to me in His Church, I now install you 
as Elders and Deacons, in the charge and service to which 
you have been called by this Congregation ; and may the 
blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
rest upon you, abide with you, and strengthen you in 
your ministry always with all might through the Spirit, 
unto every good word and work. Amen. 

Let us pray : 

Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly Father, 
who hast been pleased of Thy great goodness, to call these 
Thy servants to office and power in Thy Church, send 
down upon them, we beseech Thee, the Holy Ghost ; by 



2G0 ORDINATION OF DEACONS. 

whose most blessed inspiration alone they can be made 
able to fulfil the ministry now committed unto them, and 
to use rightly therein the gift of Thy manifold grace. 
Let every fruit of the Spirit appear and abound in them, 
to the ornament of the gospel and the glory of Thy great 
name. Make them wise and faithful, humble, tender, 
modest, and yet bold, constant, patient, and persevering 
in their appointed work. In all their walk and conver- 
sation may Thy precepts shine forth; that, holding the 
testimony of a good conscience, they may abide in Christ 
firm and steadfast, and show forth a good example unto 
all Thy fiock. So may they purchase to themselves a 
good degree and great boldness in the faith : through 
Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world 
without end. Amen, 



EXCOMMUNICATION AND EESTORATION. 



<£* comma ninth it. 



[If any member give offence to the Chux*ch by open sin, he shall first be 
admonished by the minister, or an elder, privately ; and afterwards, if he does 
not amend, in the presence of one or more witnesses. The admonition may 
be repeated, according to the nature of the case. If this discipline fail of 
its end, the offender is to be suspended, or separated from the use of the 
sacraments, and the prayers of the Congregation requested on his behalf. 
Should he still persist in his (errors and) sins, the proper steps shall be taken 
for his excommunication. 

If, however, the offence be one of more than ordinary heinousness, the 
offender may be excommunicated, after due examination of the case, without 
previous admonition and suspension.] 

The time having been announced beforehand, and the people exhorted to 
intercede with God, if by any means the offender may be brought to true 
repentance, the solemn act of excommunication shall take place, in pre- 
sence of the assembled Congregation, as follows. The Minister, taking his 
place at the altar, shall say : 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord: We have on several 
occasions made known to you, that our fellow-memher, 
iV. iV 7 "., has heen (holding and teaching false doctrine) 
leading an immoral and ungodly life, and has thus hy 
his sin given great offence to the Church of Christ, to the 
end that by your prayers to God on his behalf, he might 
be brought to repentance, and so be freed from the bonds 
of the Devil. According to the command of our Lord, 
we have kindly told him his fault, both alone and in the 

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262 EXCOMMUNICATION. 

presence of one or two witnesses ; we have warned him 
of the end of his heinous offences against God and the 
Church, and admonished him to repent. But it is with 
deep sorrow of heart that we announce to you that, up to 
this time, we have received no evidence of true repentance 
and reformation of life. On the contrary, he has hardened 
his heart, and daily increases his guilt by continuing in 
stubbornness and disobedience. 

"Wherefore, in order that this corrupt and seemingly 
incorrigible member may not endanger the whole body, 
and that the name of God be not blasphemed among us 
through him, we are now in duty bound, by the command 
of our Lord, to proceed to the use of the last remedy, and 
cut him off from the communion of the Church. 

Here the Elders shall rise. 

AYe, the Minister and Elders of the Church, assembled 
in the name and by the authority of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, announce to you all that W. iV., because he will not 
forsake his (errors and) w T icked course of life, is hereby 
excommunicated from the Church of God ; he is separated 
and cut off from the communion of saints, from the use 
of the sacraments, and from all the other means of grace, 
so long as he obstinately and impenitently persists in his 
(errors and) sins. 

Moreover, we admonish you, dearly beloved, that you 
hold no fellowship with this person, that he may be led to 
a deep sense of his fall and separation from the Church of 
Christ. We beseech you, however, do not treat him as an 
enemy ; but admonish him and pray for him, that he may 
be brought to repentance and restored to the communion 
of the Church. Remember also that ye yourselves are beset 
by temptations ; and let the fall of this man be an example 
unto you and a warning of your danger. 

Ye have seen how he began to depart from the ways of 
truth and righteousness, and by degrees fell away more 



EXCOMMUNICATION. 263 

and more into (error and) sin, until Satan led him captive 
at his will. Observe, therefore, how cunning the great 
adversary of souls is, in leading men to destruction. The 
Devil, as a roaring lion, walkcth about seeking whom he 
may devour. Wherefore, let him that thinketh he stand- 
eth take heed lest he fall. Beware of the least beginnings 
of evil. Lay aside every weight and the sin that doth so 
easily beset you, and run with patience the race that is set 
before you, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of 
your faith. Be sober; watch and pray, lest ye enter into 
temptation. Let every one be truly sorrowful for his sins, 
that God ma} T not humble us again by the fall of any 
other member of this church. Beloved brethren, let your 
fellowship be with the Father, and with His Son Jesus 
Christ ; and be ye steadfast, immovable, always abounding 
in the work of the Lord. 

Let us pray : 

righteous God, most merciful Father, we bewail our 
sins before Thy most high Majesty, and confess that we 
have deserved the sorrow and pain which we have felt in 
the separation of a fellow-member from Thy Church. But 
we beseech Thee, for Christ's sake, be Thou gracious unto 
us ; forgive our iniquities, for we mourn over them ; and 
work in our hearts more and more of a godly sorrow not 
to be repented of; that we may fear the judgments which 
Thou dost send upon the stiff-necked and rebellious, and 
give all diligence to walk worthy of the Lord unto all 
pleasing. And as Thou hast no pleasure in the death of 
the sinner, but wilt have all men to be converted and live ; 
and as the door of Thy Church is always open to those 
who return to Thee with true penitence, we pray, O 
most merciful Father, for grace to walk before Thee in all 
holiness, and to admonish this excommunicated person in 
humility and love, that through Thy good Spirit he may 
be made sorry after a godly manner for his sins, and re- 



264 RESTORATION. 

stored to Thy favor. May we soon have cause to rejoice 
over him for whom we now have sorrow of heart, that Thy 
name may be praised through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen, 



[The restoration of a penitent shall take place in connection with the 
preparation for the Holy Communion, or else on the preceding Sunday.] 

An excommunicated person desiring to be restored to the communion of the 
Church, the Minister and Elders shall make diligent inquiry into his state 
of mind and manner of life ; and, if he give sufficient evidence of being 
truly penitent on account of his errors and sins, the Minister shall make 
the following announcement to the Congregation, at least one week before 
the time appointed for his restoration. 

Beloved in the Lord : It is our privilege to announce- 
to you to-day, that our fellow-member, JST. JSF., who was 
cut off from our communion, has, by this remedy, as also 
by good admonitions and your Christian prayers, come so 
far, that he is ashamed of his sins, and desires to be re- 
admitted to the fellowship of the Church. 

We have made diligent inquiry into his spiritual state 
and manner of life, and have good reason to believe that 
he has forsaken his wickedness, and turns to the Lord 
with a broken and a contrite heart. Since then, we are 
in duty bound, by the command of God, to receive such 
persons with joy, and yet it is necessary to proceed herein 
according to good order, we do hereby make known to 
you that we propose, in connection with the preparation 
for the next Communion, to loose this excommunicated 
member from the bond of excommunication, and admit 
him again to the privileges of the Church ; except any one 
of you may know any just cause why this ought not to 
be done ; in which case it will be your duty to give us 



RESTORATION. 265 

notice of the same in due time. Meanwhile, let every one 
thank the Lord for the mercy shown to this erring 
brother,^ and beseech Him to perfect his work in him to 
his eternal salvation. Amen. 

At the appointed time, if no impediment be alleged, the Penitent, coming 
forward, shall kneel before the altar, and the Minister shall say to the Con- 
gregation : 

Beloved Brethren : "We have, on a previous occasion, 
informed you of the repentance of our fellow-member, 
N. N.,in order, that with your knowledge and approval, he 
might again be received into the Church of Christ. And 
inasmuch as no one has, in the meantime, brought any 
charge against him, we shall now proceed to his formal and 
solemn restoration, according to the authority of the Gospel. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ declares that whatsoever his min- 
isters shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven; whereby 
he gives us to understand that, when any person is ex- 
communicated from the Church, he is not at once cut off 
thereby from all hope of being saved, but may again be 
loosed from the bonds of condemnation. And, as God de- 
clares in his Word, that he has no pleasure in the death 
of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way 
and live, the Church always hopes for the conversion of 
her back-slidden children, and keeps her bosom open for 
those who truly repent. Accordingly, the Apostle Paul 
commanded that the Corinthian offender, who by his di- 
rection had been cut off from the Church, should be again 
received and comforted, lest perhaps such a one might be 
swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 

Our Lord teaches us also, that the sentence of absolu- 
tion which is passed upon such a converted sinner, ac- 
cording to the Word of God, is accounted sure and firm 
by the Lord. Wherefore no one w T ho truly repents, 
ought to doubt in the least that he is assuredly received 
by God in mercy ; for Christ saith, Whosesoever sins ye 
remit, they are remitted unto them. 
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266 RESTORATION. 

Here let the assisting Elders rise, when the Minister, addressing the Penitent, 
shall proceed : 

Now, therefore I ask thee, N. 2V., dost thou declare 
with all thy heart, before God and His Church, that thou 
art sincerely sorry for the sin and stubbornness for which 
thou hast been justly excommunicated, and dost thou 
desire to be re-admitted into the communion of the 
Church of Christ, and promise henceforth to live in all 
godliness, according to the command of the Lord ? 

Ans. I do. 

Then the Minister shall further say : 

And now, in the name and by the authority of Christ 
and His Church, I announce to you the pardon of your 
sins ; I release you from the bond of the excommunication 
which you have incurred ; receive you and restore you 
to the fellowship of Christ, to the communion of saints, 
to the use of the sacraments, and all the other means of 
grace. The God of all grace, who hath had pity upon you, 
and who hath given you repentance unto life, confirm you 
therein unto the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A men. 

Here the Penitent shall rise : 

Seeing then, my brother, that God hath received you 
into grace, be careful to watch henceforward continually, 
that Satan, the world, and your flesh, may not cause you 
to fall again into sin. Bring forth fruits meet for repent- 
ance ; and, as God has forgiven you much, love Him much, 
and walk before Him in newness of life. 

And ye, my brethren, receive this poor penitent with 
joy and tenderness ; praise God for his return, and rejoice 
ye with the angels of Heaven over this sinner who comes 
to-day to repentance ; for he was dead and is alive again, 
he was lost and is found. Since God has forgiven and re- 
ceived him, let no one despise him ; look no longer upon 
him as a stranger, but love him as a brother, and count 



RESTORATION. 267 

him a fellow-citizen with the saints, and of the household 
of God. But let each one also profit by the example of 
his fall. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be 
able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we 
wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against princi- 
palities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness 
of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 
Wherefore, take unto you the whole armor of God, that 
ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having 
done all to stand. 

Let us return thanks to the Lord for the conversion of 
our brother, and implore His mercy for him, and for our- 
selves. 

gracious God, our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee 
through Jesus Christ Thy Son, that it hath pleased Thee 
to grant unto our brother, who is here present, repentance 
unto life, and to give us occasion to rejoice over his con- 
version. We beseech Thee to ratify in Heaven, that 
which we have now done in his behalf on the earth. May 
he be more and more assured in his heart of the pardon 
of his sins, that thereby he may be comforted and ani- 
mated for Thy service. Restore unto him the joy of Thy 
salvation ; and let Thy free spirit uphold him, that he may 
walk in Thy ways steadfastly all the days of his life. As 
he has offended many by his sins, so may he edify many 
by his conversion. And grant us all grace, we beseech 
Thee, that we may learn from this example to hold sin in 
abhorrence, and to fear Thee. Deliver us in the hour of 
temptation. Suffer none of us to draw back, nor to fall 
into sin, and dishonor Thy Church ; but may we hold fast 
our profession, and abide faithful unto the end, that we 
may receive the crown of life : all which we ask through 
Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. 

R. Amen. 



LAYING OF A CORNEK-STONE. 



"When the people have assembled at the spot where the new church is to be 
built, the Minister, standing near the corner-stone, shall say: 

Dearly Beloved Brethren : It is right and proper, in 
all our doings, to beseech Almighty God for His most 
gracious direction and help ; but, especially, as we are 
now assembled to begin a house, which is to be set apart 
for His honor and service ; for the worship of His holy 
ISTame, the preaching of His holy Gospel, and the admin- 
istration of His holy Sacraments : let us therefore devoutly 
look up to him for assistance, protection and blessing. 

Let us pray : 

Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more 
ready to hear than we are to pray, and art wont to give 
more than either we desire or deserve, grant us, we be- 
seech Thee, the fulness of Thy mercy. Prosper and bless 
the work which we have here undertaken, that, by Thy 
favor it may promote Thy glory, and secure the salvation 
of many souls : through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Our Father, &c. 

Here the Minister shall read the 9Gth Psalm : 

Oh sing unto the Lord a new song : sing unto the Lord, all the 
earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; show forth his salva- 
tion from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his 
wonders among all people. For the Lord is great, and greatly to 
be praised : he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of 

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LAYING OF A CORNER-STONE. 2G9 

the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. Honor and 
majesty are before him : strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 
Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the 
Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto 
his name : bring an offering, and come into his courts. Oh worship 
the Lord in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all the earth. 
Say among the heathen that the Lord reigncth : the world also shall 
be established that it shall not be moved : he shall judge the people 
righteously. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; 
let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. Let the field be joyful, 
and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 
before the Lord : for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth : 
he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with 
his truth. 

Here, the inscription of the corner-stone, if it have any, being read, the Min- 
ister shall proceed to put into it the several articles which it is to contain, 
naming them as he does so one by one ; after which, the stone being laid 
in its place, he shall say : 

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven 
and earth. 

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain 
that build it. 

Placing his hand upon the stone, he shall then say: 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. I lay the corner-stone of an edifice, 

to be here erected under the name of Church, and 

devoted to the worship of Almighty God, agreeably to 
the principles and usages of the German Reformed Church 
in the United States of America. 

Other foundation can no man lay, than that is laid, 
which is Jesus Christ ; who is God over all, blessed for- 
ever; in whom we have redemption through His blood, 
even {he forgiveness of sins. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost : as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 
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270 LAYING OF A CORNER-STONE. 

Then shall the Minister say : 

Let us now unite in the profession of our holy Chris- 
tian faith : 

I believe, &c. 

Then shall he say : 

Let us pray : 

Blessed be Thy name, Lord, that it hath pleased 
Thee to put it into the hearts of Thy servants to com- 
mence the erection of a building, in which Thy holy 
JSTame is to be worshipped, the messages of reconciliation 
proclaimed, and the means and pledges of Thy grace and 
mercy administered. Prosper Thou them, God, in 
this their undertaking. Guard by Thy providence every- 
thing which may appertain to the building, which is now 
begun in Thy fear. Excite the skill and animate the 
industry of the superintendents and workmen. Shield 
them from all accidents and dangers. And grant unto 
them, and all of us here present, the influences of Thy 
Divine Spirit, so that we may become in soul and body 
living temples of the Holy Ghost, and be prepared for 
that eternal city which hath foundations, whose builder 
and maker is God : all which we ask through the abun- 
dant merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever 
one God, world without end. Amen. 

Here an address may be delivered. After which, a collection being made, 
the service shall be concluded with a Hymn and the Apostolic Benediction. 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 



The service shall open with the following- Canticle, to be said or sung. 

Arise, Lord, into Thy rest ; Thou and the ark of Thy strength. 
Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness ; and let Thy saints 
shout for joy. 

Thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth. 

Make a joyful noise unto God all ye lands. Serve the Lord with 
gladness : enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His 
courts with praise. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? and who shall stand 
in His holy place? 

He that hath clean hands, and a clean heart j who hath not lifted 
up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the 
blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his sal- 
vation. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting 
doors, and the King of glory shall come in. 

Who is this King of glory ? The Lord strong and mighty, the 
Lord mighty in battle. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates ; even lift them up, ye everlasting 
doors, and the King of glory shall come in. 

Who is this King of glory ? The Lord of hosts, he is the King 
of glory. 

Then shall the Minister say : 

Let us pray : 

O eternal God, mighty in power, and of majesty incom- 
prehensible, whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain, 
much less the walls of temples made with hands, to Thee 
alone be praise and adoration, from all the hosts of heaven 
and all who dwell upon the earth. With hearts fall of 

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272 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 

joy and gratitude we are now assembled in this house, 
built to the honor of Thy great name. Send down upon 
us all Thy Holy Spirit, that we may lift up holy hands to 
Thee, and worship Thee with pure hearts. God, who 
art from everlasting to everlasting, hear us for the sake 
of Thy dear Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 

Here a suitable portion of Scripture shall be read; after which the 84th 
Psalm, or a Hymn shall be sung. Then the Minister shall say : 

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : God, our heavenly 
Father, in all ages of the Church, has approved the acts 
of devout and holy men, who, moved either by His ex- 
press command, or by the secret inspiration of His blessed 
Spirit, have erected sanctuaries for His worship, and sepa- 
rated them from all common use, that they might be 
sacred places, wholly consecrated to Him. 

We, a congregation of His servants, animated by the 
pious example of those that have gone before us, sustained 
by the grace of God, and directed by His Spirit, have 
built this house to the honor of His great name ; and we 
are now together before God, that we may, by a solemn 
act of worship, devote it to its intended use and purpose. 

First of all, then, under a deep and lively sense of the 
mex.cy and favor of our heavenly Father, let us say as 
with one accord : Blessed be the Lord our God, who hath 
with His hand fulfilled the desires of our hearts, enabling 
us to build this house, that His name may be recorded 
here ! To Him be glory, as it was in the beginning, is 
now, and ever shall be, world without end. 

B. Amen. 

The Lord hath chosen Zion ; He hath desired it for His 
habitation. This is my rest forever : Flere will I dwell ; 
for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provi- 
sion : I will satisfy her poor with bread. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 273 

of our God, in the mountain of His holiness. Beautiful 
for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, 
the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces 
for a refuge. 

The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the 
dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of thee, 

city of God. Of Zion it shall be said, This and that 
man was born in her : and the Highest himself shall es- 
tablish her. The Lord shall count, when he writeth up 
the people, that this man was born there. 

The Lord is in His holy temple : let all the earth keep 
silence before Him. 
R. Amen. 

Accompany me now with your hearts and voices, while 

1 pronounce the articles of our Catholic Christian faith : 

I BELIEVE, &C. 

The Minister shall then say : 

The Congregation who are now assembled in this place 
have erected this house for the worship of God, and desire 
that it be solemnly set apart to that object. They have 

given to it the name of ; and by this name we 

do now set it apart, and dedicate it to the worship of the 
Triune God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. 
Henceforth let it be a house of God, where His name shall 
be honored, and His gospel shall be proclaimed, and His 
blessings shall descend from heaven upon His children. 
Amen. 

All kneeling, the Minister shall proceed : 

Let us pray. 

Lord our God, there is no God beside Thee. Thou 
alone art worthy to receive adoration and praise ; for Thou 
hast made all things, and by Thee they continue to exist. 
Great and marvellous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty ! 
Just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints ! Who 
would not fear Thee, Lord, and magnify Thy name ? 

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274 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 

For Thou art holy, and all nations shall come to worship 
before Thee, when they learn the joy of Thy salvation. 
Glory be to Thy name, that we are permitted to know 
Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou 
hast sent ; and through this knowledge to obtain pardon, 
sanctiflcation, and eternal life. 

We give Thee thanks, O God, for the foundation of Thy 
Church on earth ; for Thy sacred oracles ; for the ministry 
of Thy word ; and for Thy holy sacraments. We thank 
Thee, that, by Thy providence, this house has been erected 
for the worship of Thy name, that the gospel of Thy Son 
may be proclaimed in it, that sinners may be called to re- 
pentance, and that Thy people may be edified unto life eter- 
nal. We pray Thee now to accept the work of our hands. 
Let this house be indeed a house of God. Let Thy pre- 
sence be in it, and dwell Thou in the midst of the assem- 
bly that shall worship here. Give to it Ministers of Thy 
Gospel, who shall be men after Thine own heart, and own 
and bless their labors. Pour out Thy Spirit upon them, 
that sinners maybe converted from darkness to light, and 
from the power of Satan unto God, and Thy people built 
up more and more in their holy faith. When Thy holy 
word is read and preached in this place, and the holy 
sacraments are administered, send down upon the congre- 
gation the dews of Thy heavenly grace. When Thy 
people bring to Thee their thanksgiving for the gifts of 
Thy providence, accept their offering, and bless them in 
it, that their joy may be full. And when, in seasons of 
calamity and distress, they humble themselves before 
Thee, and implore Thy mercy, hear Thou in heaven, and 
pity them ; forgive their sins that may have provoked 
Thy displeasure, and deliver them ; or comfort and sup- 
port them under their trials, and sanctify their affliction 
unto them, that it may bring forth, in due time, the peace- 
able fruits of righteousness. Cause Thy name, O Lord, 
to be hallowed, Thy kingdom to come, and Thy will 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 275 

to be done, by means of this house, both among the con- 
gregation who shall worship in it, and in the community 
among which they dwell ; that our labor be not in vain ; 
that there may be joy in heaven over sinners who repent, 
and that we all may have confidence, and not be ashamed 
in the presence of the Lord Jesus at His coming. 

Hear us, we beseech Thee, O God of all grace, Father 
of all light, and Fountain of all good. Let our prayer 
come up before Thee, and be acceptable, through the 
merit of Jesus Christ ; and do unto us according to Thy 
great mercy and love. And unto Thee, the King eternal, 
immortal, and invisible ; who alone art mighty, wise, and 
good ; who dwellest in light which no man can approach 
unto and live ; unto Thee be all glory, through Jesus 
Christ, in heaven and on earth, forever and ever. Amen. 

Here a collection may be taken up ; and, after the singing of a suitable 
Hymn, the Sermon and other parts of worship shall follow. 



CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL-GROUND. 



When the people are assembled in the church, or on the ground, the exer- 
cises shall begin with an Invocation and a suitable Hymn or Anthem. 
Then the Minister shall read the 90th Psalm, after "which, the people stand- 
ing, he shall pray as follows: 

O Thou ever blessed Mediator, who wast dead but 
livest forever, of whom the whole family in heaven and 
earth is named, and who hast knit all Thy saints in one 
communion unto life eternal, in that mystical body of 
which Thou art the glorious and everlasting Head, grant 
us grace so to follow Thy blessed saints, who have gone 
before us, in the faith and fellowship of Thy holy Church, 
that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which Thou 
hast prepared for all that love Thee, from the foundation 
of the world. 

R. Amen. 

After prayer the Minister shall read the following Lessons : 

The First Lesson, Gen. xxiii. 

The Second Lesson, 1 Cor. xv., 12-26. 

Then another Hymn or Anthem shall be sung, after which a suitable Sermon 
or Address may be delivered. 

Then the Minister shall say : 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Dearly Beloved : The Holy Scriptures in divers places 
instruct us to put honor upon our bodies. God the Father 
has formed our bodies fearfully and wonderfully, and 

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CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL-GROUND. 277 

made their destinies one with that of our spirits. God 
the Son has honored our bodies, by assuming the form 
and fashion of a man in His glorious incarnation, so that 
His people are flesh of His flesh and bone of His bones. 
Our bodies are members of Christ; and we are encou- 
raged to look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ : who 
shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like 
unto His glorious body, according to the working w r hereby 
He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself. God 
the Holy Ghost has put honor upon our bodies in making 
them His temples. "We are, moreover, assured that He 
who raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken our 
mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in us. Hence, 
having the first fruits of the Spirit, we wait for the adop- 
tion, even the redemption of our body. 

With the whole Church of all ages, we believe in the re- 
surrection of the body. We know that the dead in 
Christ shall rise again. I am the Resurrection and the 
Life, saith the Lord : he that believeth in Me, though he 
were dead, yet shall he live. Behold, I show you a mys- 
tery ; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last 
trump ; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall 
be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For 
this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal 
must put on immortality. I know that my Redeemer 
liveth, and that He shall stand in the latter day upon the 
earth ; and though after my skin worms destroy this body, 
yet in my flesh shall I see God. 

Such being the honor bestowed upon the bodies of the 
saints, and such being the promises graciously delivered 
unto us concerning them, it is most meet and right, and 
we are strongly urged thereto by decency and piety, as 
well as by Scripture, to cause that the bodies of the de- 
parted which rest in hope may also rest in honor and peace. 

We find that in the beginning the holy patriarch Abra- 
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278 CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL-GROUND. 

ham, who was the father of the faithful, did not wish to 
"bury his dead in a common place, nor yet among the bo- 
dies of the surrounding Gentiles, but purchased a burying- 
place, even the field of Machpelah, which became the per- 
manent cemetery of his descendants. There he buried 
Sarah his wife : there he himself was buried : there they 
buried Isaac his son, and Rebecca his wife : and there 
afterwards they buried Jacob and Leah. Thus did the 
faithful of old, who trusted in God, solemnly set apart 
for themselves a place of burial; whose children we are 
if we do their works and walk in the ways of their faith. 

"We read, also, that Joseph of Arimathea. a disciple of 
Jesus, who waited for the kingdom of God, had a sepul- 
chre prepared in a garden, hewn out of a rock. Into 
this they laid the precious body of Jesus in the repose of 
death, guarding it against all desecration by rolling a 
great stone to the door, and setting a seal upon it. 

Imitating this example of holy men, and led by the 
devout and tender spirit of the Church in all ages, and 
acting agreeably to our reason and sense of the fitness of 
things, we have met in a solemn manner to set apart this 
spot to its intended use. 

The name of this ground is 

Under this name we separate it from all common and 
secular use, and consecrate it as a place of burial and 
repose for the bodies of the dead, until the resurrection 
of the last day: In the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Reign, thou Spirit of Peace, over this consecrated spot. 
Rest here in hope, ye who fall asleep in Jesus : Rest till 
the welcome voice of invitation shall break your slum- 
ber, and sound aloud through your silent mansions: 
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust. 

Let us pray. 

Here a free Prayer, or the concluding prayer of the first Burial Service (pp. 
285-6), shall be ottered, and the service closed by the Benediction. 



PUBLIC RECEPTION OF IMMIGRANTS. 



As early as convenient after the arrival of Christian brethren from a foreign 
land, they shall come into the Church, on the occasion of a public service, 
or ai any other time appointed for that purpose, to render thanksgiving 
to God for His goodness in bringing them safely through the dangers of 
the Sea, and that they may be publicly commended to the Christian fellow- 
ship and sympathies of the Congregation. Either at the beginning or the 
close of the regular service, at the discretion of the Minister, the newly 
arrived brethren shall be invited to come forward and stand around the 
altar. Then the Minister shall announce to the Congregation their names, 
and at his discretion read such credentials as they may have brought from 
their fatherland, and give any information he may possess concerning their 
previous life and Christian character. Whereupon, the Congregation 
^standing, the Minister shall say: 

that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His 
wonderful works to the children of men ! 

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare 
His works with rejoicing. 

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great 
waters; they see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the 
deep. 

lor lie commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth 
up the waves thereof. 

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : 
their soul is melted because of trouble. 

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at 
their wits end. 

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He bringeth 
them nut of their distresses. 

lie maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 

Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them 
into their desired haven. 

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280 RECEPTION OF IMMIGRANTS. 

that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His 
wonderful works to the children of men ! 

Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people, and 
praise Him in the assembly of the elders. 

R. Amen. 

Then the Minister, addressing the Congregation, shall say : 

Dearly beloved : Here, in the presence of the Lord, you 
behold Christian brethreD, whom God in His providence, 
and through His great mercy, has preserved amid the 
perils of the great deep, and brought safely hither from a 
foreign land. Though strangers in the flesh, they are 
brethren in the spirit, fellow-citizens with the Saints, and 
of the household of God ; having obtained like precious 
faith with us through the righteousness of God and our 
Saviour Jesus Christ. 

Hear therefore what the Lord commands you concern- 
ing strangers : 

If a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in 
your generations j as ye do, so he shall do. 

One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also 
for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance forever in 
your congregations : as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the 
Lord. 

One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger 
that sojourneth with you. 

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not 
vex him. 

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one 
born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself : I am the Lord 
your Gi-od. 

As in the glorified Church in heaven, there are found 
before the throne praising God of all nations, and kin- 
dreds, and people, and tongues ; so also in the Church on 
earth, there is no difference between one nation and an- 
other, but Christ is all, and in all. For as the body is 
one, and hath many members, and all the members of 
that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 



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For by one spirit are we all baptized into one body, 
whether we be Jews or Gentiles ; and have all been made 
to drink into one spirit. As St. Paul commended Thebe 
to the church at Rome, so we commend these brethren 
to you ; and entreat, that ye receive them in the Lord, as 
becometh saints, and that ye assist them in whatsoever 
business they have need of you : be not forgetful to en- 
tertain strangers : for thereby some have entertained 
angels unawares. 

Then the Minister, addressing the Brethren at the altar, shall say : 

Dearly beloved : Though you are no more in your earth- 
ly fatherland, you are still in the land of your Heavenly 
Father. All lands and all nations are His ; and He is as 
nigh to you here, as He was in the land whence ye came. 
He will still be faithful to you : be ye also faithful to Him. 
Give unto the Lord thanksgiving, and pay your vows 
unto the Most High. Trust in the Lord, and do good; 
so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be 
fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and He shall give 
thee the desires of thine heart. And it shall come to 
pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of 
the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all His command- 
ments, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high, and 
all the blessings which He has promised shall come upon 
thee, and overtake thee, and all the people shall see that 
ye are called by the name of the Lord. 
R,. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister say : 

Let us pray. 

Lord, the God of all nations, and kindreds and 
people, who art no respecter of persons, but rich in mercy 
towards all who call upon Thee, and hast united all Thy 
children through Jesus Christ, in one household of faith, 
and one communion of hope and love ; we humbly com- 
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282 RECEPTION OF IMMIGRANTS. 

mend to Thee these strangers, which have come to us 
from a far country, through Thy mighty hand and 
stretched out arm ; giving Thee most hearty thanks that 
Thou hast so mercifully protected them in their journey, 
amid perils by sea and land. Be pleased, Lord, to 
give them friends and homes in this land of their choice 
and adoption. Bless them in basket and in store ; but 
above all, bestow upon them freely and constantly, the 
richer blessings of Thy grace, that they may live in Thy 
fear and favor, and at last reach in safety the better 
country, even the eternal fatherland of the saints in 
heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, 
world without end. Amen. 

Then the Minister shall bless them, saying : 

The Lord bless you, and keep you : 

The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gra- 
cious unto you : 

The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give 
you peace. 

R. Amen. 



BURIAL OF THE DEAD 



§»rial si HUtttbm at l\t €\uxt\. 

If there be any service at the house, the manner of conducting it is left to 

the discretion of the Minister. 
If the corpse be taken into the church, and funeral services, other than 

those at the grave, are held before the burial of the body, the Minister, 

going before the corpse, on entering the church, and passing slowly along 

the aisle, shall solemnly say, or the choir shall sing : 

[If there be no service in the Church, the Minister may say the same sen- 
tences on entering the graveyard.] 

I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord ; he that be- 
lieveth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : and whoso- 
ever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. 

None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself; for 
whether we live, wo live uDto the Lord, and whether we die, we 
die unto the Lord : whether we live therefore or die, we are the 
Lord's : for to this end Christ both died and rose, and revived, that 
he might be Lord both of the dead and living. 

And now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits 
of them that slept. 

death, where is thy sting ? O grave, where is thy victory ? 
Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord 
Jesus Christ ! A men. 

The service in the Church shall begin by reading, or chanting, the 90th 

Psalm. 
Instead of this, or in connection with it, the Minister may read 1 Cor, xv., 

from the 20th verse to the end of the chapter. 

Then the Minister shall pray : 

Almighty God, with, whom do live the spirits of those 
who depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the sonls 
of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden 

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284 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

of the flesh, are in joy and felicity, we give Thee hearty 
thanks for the good examples of all those Thy servants, 
who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest 
from their labors. And we beseech Thee, that we, with 
all those who are departed in the true faith of Thy holy 
name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, 
both in body and soul, in Thy eternal and everlasting 
glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

thou ever-blessed Mediator, who wast dead but livest 
forever, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is 
named, and who hast knit all Thy saints in one commu- 
nion unto life eternal, in that mystical body of which 
Thou art the glorious and ever-living Head ; grant us 
grace so to follow Thy blessed saints, who have gone be- 
fore us, in the faith and fellowship of Thy holy Church, 
that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which Thou 
hast prepared for all that love Thee, from the foundation 
of the world. 

R. Amen. 

Holy and ever-blessed Spirit, who art one with the 
Father and the Son, and who dwellest in all Thy saints, 
to comfort and quicken them ; do Thou, we beseech Thee, 
comfort us in the prospect of death, with the hope of the re- 
surrection of the just, and abide in us, that these mortal 
bodies may be quickened, and fashioned like unto our 
Saviour's glorious body, according to the workiug 
whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto Him- 
self. 

R. Amen. 

Holy and adorable Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy 
Ghost, Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier of our bodies 
and souls, we humbly confess our sins, and acknowledge 
them as the cause of our misery and death, and that, on 
account of our sins Thou art justly displeased.- Yet, 



BURIAL OF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCII. 285 

through infinite mercy in Jesus Christ, we implore Thee, 
blot out our transgressions, wash us from our iniquity, 
and cleanse us from our sin. O Lord God most holy, O 
Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, 
deliver us not into the hitter pains of eternal death. 

R. Amen. 

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts : shut 
not Thy merciful ears to our prayer ; but spare us, Lord 
most holy, God most mighty, holy and merciful 
Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, sutler us not, 
at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from Thee. 
But keep us in everlasting fellowship with the Church 
triumphant, and let us rest together in Thy presence from 
our labors, through Jesus Christ our Lord: who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one 
God, world without end. 

Ii. Amen. 

Here shall follow a short Sermon, or Exhortation, and such other services as 
the Minister shall think unto edification, after which the funeral shall 
proceed to the grave. 

At the grave, when the coffin has been let down, the Minister shall say : 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

I know that ray Redeemer liveth, and He shall stand at the latter 
day upon the earth : and though after my skin worms destroy this 
body, yet in my flesh shall I see God ; whom I shall see for myself, 
and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. 

I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them 
which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no 
hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so 
also them which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him, 

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the 
name of the Lord. 

Let us pray : 

Almighty God, who by the death of Thy Son Jesus 
Christ hast destroyed death : by His rest in the tomb hast 



286 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

sanctified the graves of the saints : and by His glorious 
resurrection hast brought life and immortality to light, so 
that all who die in Him abide in hope as to their bodies, 
and in joy as to their souls ; receive, we beseech Thee, 
our unfeigned thanks for that victory over death and the 
grave which He has obtained for us and for all who sleep 
in Him ; and keep us who are still in the body, in ever- 
lasting fellowship with all that wait for Thee on earth, 
and with all that are around Thee in heaven, in union 
with Him who is the Resurrection and the Life : who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one 
God, world without end. Amen. 

Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in His 
wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our 
deceased brother, we therefore commit his body to the 
ground : earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; look- 
ing for the general resurrection in the last day, and the 
life of the world to come : through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 

Then shall be said, or sung : 

I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, 
Blessed are the dead w T hich die in the Lord from hence- 
forth : yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their 
labors ; and their works do follow them. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, have mere]/ upon us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, hear us. 

Lord God, the Son, in the bosom of the Father, Saviour 
of the world, 

Be gracious unto us. 

By Thy human birth ; by Thy prayers and tears ; by 
all the troubles of Thy life ; by the grief and anguish of 
Thy soul; by Thine agony and bloody sweat; by Thy 
cross and passion ; by Thy bonds and scourgings ; by Thy 



A BURIAL SERVICE. 287 

crown of thorns ; by Thine ignominious crucifixion ; by 
Thy sacred wounds and precious blood ; by Thine atoning 
death ; by Thy rest in the grave ; by Thy glorious resur- 
rection and ascension ; by Thy sitting at the right hand 
of God ; by Thy power to save : 
Hear us, and save us, Lord Jesus. 

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: 
Have mercy upon us, and grant us Thy peace. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of 
God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with you 
all evermore. Amen. 



% §tfrhil Sorbin, 

[To be used at the grave.] 

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full 
of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut 
down ; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 

All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the 
flower of the grass. In the morning it flourisheth, and 
groweth: in the evening it is cut down and withereth. 
AVe are strangers before Thee, and sojourners, as were all 
our fathers : our days on earth are as a shadow, and there 
is none abiding. For what is your life ? It is even a 
vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth 
away. 

In the midst of life we are in death : of whom may we 
seek for succor, but of Thee, Lord, who for our sins art 
justly displeased. 

Yet, Lord God most holy, Lord most mighty, 
holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the 
bitter pains of eternal death. 

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288 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

Thy merciful ears to our prayers ; but spare us, Lord most 
holy. God most mighty, holy and merciful Saviour. 
Thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our 
last hour, for any pains of death to fall from Thee. 

Jesus saith, Marvel not at this : for the hour is coming, 
in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 
and come forth : they that have done good, to the resur- 
rection of life ; and they that have done evil, to the resur- 
rection of damnation. Until that day of the glorious 
revelation of the great God and our Saviour, we commit, 
this body to the ground ; earth to earth : ashes to ashes : 
dust to dust. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, have mercy upon us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, hear us. 

Lord God, the Son, in the bosom of the Father, Saviour 
of the world, 

Be gracious unto us. 

By Thy human birth; by Thy prayers and tears; by 
all the troubles of Thy life ; by the grief and anguish of 
Thy soul; by Thine agony and bloody sweat; by Thy 
cross and passion ; by Thy bonds and scourgings ; by Thy 
crown of thorns ; by Thine ignominious crucifixion ; by 
Thy sacred wounds and precious blood; by Thine atoning 
death ; by Thy rest in the grave ; by Thy glorious resur- 
rection and ascension ; by Thy sitting at the right hand 
of God ; by Thy power to save ; 

Hear us, and save us, Lord Jesus. 

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world : 

Have mercy upon us, and grant us Thy peace. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of 
God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with you 
all evermore. Amen. 



FAMILY PRAYERS. 



As an aid to Family Worship, which should be observed daily in every Chris- 
tian household, the following prayers may be used, in connection with the 
reading of a portion of Scripture. It is recommended that the Scriptures 
be read in course, especially the New Testament and the Psalms. Any 
of these prayers may be concluded either with a simple Amen, or with the 
Lord's Prayer, and, if it be thought proper, the following Benediction: — 
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion 
of the Holy Ghost, be tvith us all. Amen. 



FIEST SEEIES. 



O Lord, merciful and gracious Father, we, Thy chil- 
dren, adopted in Jesus Christ, gather around the mercy- 
seat, in humble and childlike trust in Thee. As Thou 
makest the outgoings of the morning to rejoice, so do 
Thou make glad our hearts on this day of sacred rest. 

Thou, Lord, art the true and only rest of the soul, 
and our hearts cannot rest until the}^ rest in Thee. Grant 
ns this day, not only the rest of the body, but also some 
foretaste of that eternal peace and joy which shall refresh 
ns, when we, after the labors of this life, shall awake in 
Thy likeness, and be numbered with Thy saints in glory 
everlasting. 

Thou, who hast made Thy Church Thy dwelling- 
place, and chosen it as Thy rest forever, and hast taught 

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290 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

us in Thy word not to forsake the assembling of ourselves 
together ; regard in special mercy, we beseech Thee, all 
those who meet to-day in Thy holy courts. Manifest 
Thyself unto them as Thou dost not unto the world. 
Bless unto them and us all Thine ordinances ; and may 
our worship in the Church on earth prepare us more fully 
for the blessed worship of the Church in heaven. 

adorable Saviour, Head of Thy Church, who hast all 
power in heaven and in earth, and who dost send forth 
Thy servants in Thy name, to publish salvation and make 
disciples to Thyself ; sustain the Pastors of Thy flocks at 
home, and in heathen lands. Give them the anointing 
of the Holy Ghost, in their ministrations, that they may 
feed the flock that waiteth around Thee ; comforting the 
distressed; instructing the ignorant; warning the care- 
less ; confirming the doubting ; suiting and satisfying the 
wants of all from the rich treasury of Thy grace. 

Be pleased, O God of compassion, whose tender mer- 
cies are over all Thy works, to remember this day all 
ranks and conditions of men. Succor the needy and op- 
pressed ; protect and cheer widows and orphans ; restore 
the sick ; prepare the dying for death ; sanctify the mer- 
ciful chastisements of Thy hand unto all who are endur- 
ing them ; and may the pains of their bodies and the an- 
guish of their souls lead them to the exercise of that godly 
sorrow which worketh repentance unto life, and thus 
bring unto them, in the life to come, a far more exceeding 
and eternal weight of glory, through the suffering, death, 
resurrection, and powerful intercession of Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

Blessed Jesus, who in the days of Thy flesh didst take 
little children into Thine arms and bless them, and who 
hast taught us that the promise is to us and to our chil- 
dren, and didst command that the lambs of the flock should 
be fed ; do Thou, this day, through Thy families, and 
through Thy Church, call the little children to Thyself. 



SUNDAY EVENING. 291 

Cause them to be nurtured by Thy renewing grace, that 
out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Thy name may 
be glorified in the presence of Thine enemies, while they 
shall cry unto Thee : Hosanna, blessed is He that cometh 
in the name of the Lord. 

Hear now our prayer, Lord, in heaven, Thy dwelling- 
place. Glorify Thyself in all that we do and suffer ; and 
lead us in that way in which we shall best escape the pol- 
lutions that are in the world, and attain at last to the un- 
speakable joys of the life to come: and unto Thee, the 
Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, shall be all honor 
and glory, world without end. 



So&BB Winning. 

Lord, our heavenly Father, we acknowledge Thy 
great goodness toward us, in granting us another day of 
holy rest. We praise Thee for what our eyes have seen, 
our ears heard, and our hearts felt of Thy mercy and 
grace in the privileges of this day. 

"We are truly sorry for the errors and sins of this day, 
and of our past lives. We are grieved that we have so 
often forgotten Thy presence, authority, and goodness. 
Merciful God, pardon our offences ; correct and amend 
what is amiss in us ; and help us to grow in grace, and in 
the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

Especially, Lord, forgive the iniquity of our holy 
things. Write Thy laws in our hearts ; and enable us to 
show by holy, unblamable, and useful lives, that we have 
not enjoyed Thy sabbaths and Thy worship in vain. Thus 
prepare us more and more for the worship of the heavenly 
temple, and for the enjoyment of that eternal sabbath 
which knows no setting sun. 



292 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

Grant, Lord, that every evening may remind us of 
the near approach of the night of death, when no man 
can work. Let a deep sense of our frailty make us care- 
ful how we live ; and amid all the vanity of this present 
life, may we he united hy a living faith, and hy the power 
of the eternal Spirit, unto Him who is the Resurrection 
and the Life ; so that, though we die, we may yet live, be- 
cause He lives, and so escape death and the bitter pains 
of eternal misery. 

Assist us in carrying out the holy resolutions which we 
have this day formed, under the gracious movings of Thy 
"Word and Spirit. 

O Thou, who hast all power in heaven and in earth, 
accompany the preaching of Thy word, and the adminis- 
tration of Thy sacraments, with the influences of Thy 
Holy Spirit. Continue to us, and to all Christian churches, 
the means of grace and salvation ; and may the saving- 
truths of the gospel be speedily published in every land, 
that all the ends of the earth may hear, believe, and live 
forever. 

Evermore keep and preserve us, O God of our salva- 
tion, in the midst of all dangers to which we are exposed, 
either in body or in soul ; and prepare us, with meek 
cheerfulness and Christian resignation, to receive our 
sorrows as well as our joys from Thee ; knowing that 
health and sickness, riches and poverty, yea, all things, 
come not by chance, but by Thy fatherly hand. 

Thou, to whom the darkness and the light are both 
alike, and who dost neither slumber nor sleep, defend us, 
we beseech Thee, from all perils and dangers of this 
night. Keep us as under the shadow of Thy wings ; that 
we may be quiet from all fear of evil, and be brought in 
peace to see the light of another day, invigorated and 
rightly prepared for its work. 

We ask all in the name, and for the sake of Thy Son, 
Jesus Christ. 



MONDAY MORNING. 293 



Lord, our heavenly Father, who by the rest of the 
Sabbath, and by the peaceful slumbers of the night, hast 
rested and refreshed our bodies and souls, we bring Thee 
our hearty thanks for Thy great goodness toward us, and 
wc gratefully acknowledge Thee as the source of all our 
mercies. 

We would now enter upon this new day, and upon the 
duties of this week, in Thy fear, and wuth a child-like 
sense of our dependence on Thee. 

As Thou hast ordained that we should eat bread in the 
sweat of our face, and work with our hands the things 
which are good, we beseech Thee mercifully to prosper 
the work of our hands. Sanctify, Lord, the fruit of 
our labors and cares, to our good, to the good of others, 
and to Thy glory. 

Help us to carry the spirit of the holy Sabbath into all 
the business of the week; and whilst our bodies and 
minds are engaged in honest and useful toil, may our 
hearts still live and rest in Thee. Whilst we are diligent 
in business, may we also be fervent in spirit ; and in all 
our doing may we, like our adorable Saviour, be doing 
only good. 

Save us from the spirit of worldliness. Suffer us not 
to seek our portion in this life; and having food and 
raiment, make us therewith content. 

Lord God of our fathers, who dost make and keep 
covenant with families, and dost include parents and 
children in Thy most gracious promises, bless, we be- 
seech Thee, this household dedicated to Thy holy service. 
Continue to provide for all our proper wants ; and to- 
gether turn our hearts daily in gratitude and love to 
Thee, that being united in Thy service in this life, we 
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294 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

may together attain to the felicity of the life everlasting, 
through infinite mercy and grace in Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

To Thy care, O Lord, we now commend ourselves in 
soul and body, for this day. Let Thy fatherly protection 
be over us. Keep our hearts from sin, our eyes from 
tears, and our souls from death ; and enable us to walk 
before Thee in cheerful obedience to the end of life. 

Hear, Lord, our prayer ; and grant us all things that 
we need, for this world and for that which is to come ; 
since we ask in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ. 



Most gracious and merciful God, we give Thee thanks 
that it has pleased Thee to add another clay to the years 
of our life, and that none of Thy judgments, to which for 
our sins we are justly liable, have fallen upon us. 

With deep humility, O holy Lord God, we confess our 
many sins. We acknowledge our infirmities, which 
cause us to fall short of being wholly devoted to Thee, 
and our remaining depravity which ever wars against Thy 
sanctifying grace in our souls. God, infinite in mercy, 
pardon our sins of the day past, which we have committed 
through negligence, weakness, and frailty, whether in 
thought, word, or deed ; and grant that they may never 
rise up in judgment against us. 

Keep it ever in our hearts that it is an evil thing, and 
bitter, to forsake and offend the Lord our God. Above 
all things restrain us from wilful and deliberate sins, that 
we may never grieve Thy spirit, nor provoke Thee to give 
us over to our own ways. 

Impress us with a due sense of the shortness of our 



TUESDAY MORNING. 295 

mortal life, that we may make a right use of our time as 
it passes : spending it in Thy fear and for Thy glory ; and 
may we never abuse Thy long-suffering and patience. 
Especially as we know not the number of our days, nor 
the hour when Thou shalt call us away, help us, we be- 
seech Thee, Lord, to redeem the present hour while 
the day lasts. Help us to keep in view our latter end : 
and in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, 
good Lord, deliver us. 

Thou preserver of all, have mercy on all sorts and 
conditions of men. From Thy fulness, provide for the 
destitute ; by Thy power, heal the sick ; by Thy Holy 
Spirit, comfort the suffering and sorrowing ; by Thy re- 
storing grace, raise the fallen ; by Thy voice of love and 
mercy, call back such as have wandered from Thee. 
Help, Lord, and save all who feel their need of Thy 
grace. 

Visit, Lord, with Thy grace this house and family. 
Drive far from us all snares of the enemy. Let Thy holy 
angels have charge over us to preserve us in peace ; and 
let Thy blessing be upon us forever, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

God, all powerful, take us this night under Thy pro- 
tection. Let our weary nature be refreshed by easy and 
quiet sleep ; and, by Thy grace and providence, bring us 
at last through all the trials and temptations of this world 
to a blessed end : that so we may die in peace, rest in 
hope, and rise to glory. 



Samfrajj Hunting. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we acknowledge 
with grateful hearts Thy goodness, which is renewed 



296 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

unto us this morning. When we lay in defenceless sleep 
Thy power was beneath us, and Thy protection around 
us. While others have spent the night in sighs and tears, 
in restlessness and painful watchings, in sickness and in 
struggles with death, Thou hast granted unto us a com- 
fortable and refreshing repose. Blessed be Thy name, O 
Lord of our life, for all Thy goodness and love toward us. 

We rejoice, gracious Father, that though we sin we 
have an Advocate with Thee, Jesus Christ, the right- 
eous. Be pleased, for the sake of His satisfaction, no 
more to remember our offences, neither our corrupt na- 
ture, against which we have to struggle all our life long ; 
but wash us thoroughly from our iniquity, and cleanse us 
from our sin. 

Help us with a believing heart to embrace all the suffer- 
ings and death of Christ, and thereby to obtain the pardon 
of our sins and eternal life : that so we may become more 
and more united unto His sacred body by the Holy Ghost, 
who dwells both in Christ and in us. May our old man 
be crucified, dead, and buried with Him ; that the cor- 
rupt inclinations of the flesh may no more reign in us ; 
but that we may offer ourselves unto Him a sacrifice of 
thanksgiving and praise, in body and in soul, in this life, 
and obtain in the world to come life everlasting. 

Defend us, Lord, this day, from all motions of sin in 
our own hearts, and from all hurtful influences from the 
world and evil spirits. In our greatest temptations be 
Thou nearest to us by Thy sustaiuing and conquering 
power ; and as Thou, blessed Saviour, didst overcome the 
Tempter in the wilderness, so do Thou overcome his wiles 
in us by Thy victorious grace. 

Grant us, Lord, the spirit of cheerful resignation to 
Thy good and holy will, amid all the changes of this mor- 
tal life ; that we may be patient in adversity; thankful in 
prosperity ; and in all things which shall hereafter befall 
us may place our firm trust in our faithful God and 



TUESDAY EVENING. 297 

Father, believing that nothing shall separate us from His 
love. 

Grant us grace to be just and upright in all our deal- 
ings ; quiet and peaceable among our neighbors ; fall of 
compassion towards the needy and afflicted ; and ever 
ready to do good to all men, according to the abilities and 
opportunities which Thou shalt give us. That so walking 
faithfully before Thee all our days, and being found watch- 
ing whenever our appointed time shall come, we may, 
from a life of grace, be translated into a life of glory ; 
through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 



fuesing (Slutting. 

Almighty God, the Father of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ, and through Him our Father, and the source 
of all our mercies, blessed be Thy name, that thou hast so 
graciously protected us this day. Thy goodness is new 
unto us every morning, and Thy faithfulness every night. 
O that there were such hearts in us that w T e might fear 
Thee, and keep all Thy commandments always, that it 
might be well with us and our children forever. 

Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son, 
the Spirit of promise, and the Sanctifier of all that believe, 
dwell Thou in us as the Spirit of holiness. Purge our 
hearts from all evil passions and desires, from envy, hatred, 
and malice: that we may never suffer the sun to go down 
upon our wrath, but may always retire to rest in peace, 
charity and good will ; with a conscience void of offence 
toward Thee and all men ; so that our hearts may be a lit 
habitation for Thee. preserve us pure and blameless 
unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

Lord, our heavenly Father, we beseech Thee to look 



298 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

graciously upon this family, and every member of it. 
Bless us in body and soul ; bless us in basket and store ; 
bless us in our going out and coming in, and in all that 
concerns us. Above all, bless us with all spiritual bles- 
sings ; with a pure heart and a sound mind ; with con- 
tempt of the world, and a firm trust in Thee ; with a 
grateful sense of Thy kindness, and a soul full of love ; 
with a knowledge of Thy will, and a desire to perform it ; 
with the assistance of Thy Spirit, and a sure and joyful 
hope of everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

With these prayers in behalf of ourselves, accept, O 
Lord, our hearty intercessions for all mankind. Let the 
light of Thy gospel shine on all nations. Be especially 
gracious to our own land. Bless all who are in authority 
over us. So rule their hearts, and strengthen their hands, 
that they may want neither will nor power to punish 
wickedness, or to encourage and support true piety 
among us. 

Encouraged by Thy goodness, and our experience of 
Thy fatherly care during this day, and all our life hitherto, 
we commit ourselves to Thy almighty protection for the 
night. May we rest in safety, and be quiet from fear of 
evil. May our thoughts be serious and devout when we 
lie down : and when we awake may we be still with Thee. 
Thou Keeper of Israel, who dost neither slumber nor 
sleep, be Thou evermore our guardian ; and when we lie 
down in the grave, be Thou the comfort and strength of 
our hearts, and our portion forever ; through the abound- 
ing mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord. 



WEDNESDAY MORNING. 299 



JSHefciusintu fitting. 

Thou Shepherd of Israel, who dost neither slumber 
nor sleep, under Thy providential care we have rested 
securely during another night, for which we now render 
Thee our humble and unfeigned thanks. We have slept 
and awaked, and lo ! Thou art still with us; and we are 
yet among the living to praise Thee. Blessed be Thy 
holy name forever and ever. 

Our voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, Lord ; in 
the morning will we direct our prayer unto Thee, and 
will look up. Thou hast no pleasure in wuckedness, nei- 
ther can any evil dwell before Thee ; but Thou hast a 
delight in all that call upon Thee, and wilt bless such as 
are of an humble and contrite heart, encompassing them 
with favor as with a shield. Let the same power and 
goodness which have been over us during the night at- 
tend us throughout all this day, that no evil may befall us. 

Grant us grace to begin this day in Thy fear, and to end 
it to Thy glory. We are weak ; be Thou our strength. 
We are ignorant and do easily err ; be Thou our light and 
our guide. We are prone to thoughtlessness and vanity ; 
keep us mindful, w r e entreat Thee, of death, and of that 
great day in which we must give a strict account of our 
thoughts, words, and actions ; to the end that we may live 
soberly, righteously, and godly in this present evil world. 

O Thou omniscient and holy Lord God, we humbly 
confess before Thee our sins and infirmities. Though 
Thou didst originally create us good, after Thine own 
image, in righteousness and true holiness, yet has our na- 
ture fallen, and we are conceived and born in sin. We 
are so corrupt that we are wholly incapable of doing any 
good, and inclined to all wickedness, except we are re- 
generated by Thy holy Spirit. Have mercy upon us 



300 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

miserable sinners, and grant ns Thy pardon and peace. 
O Holy Spirit, who art co-eternal God with the Father and 
the Son, create in ns clean hearts, and renew right spirits 
within ns. Make ns by a trne faith partakers of Christ 
and all His benefits ; comfort and abide with ns forever. 

Lord, as Thon hast called ns to be useful to each 
other, and to the generation in which we live, grant us 
grace to go forth to our daily duties with cheerfulness, 
and in humble dependence upon Thy help. Bless Thou 
our labors, Lord, and establish upon us the work of our 
hands ; that so we may not live in vain, but for one an- 
other, and for Thee, until Thou shalt call us to rest from 
our labors in Thy heavenly kingdom. 

Bless this family, and grant us all grace to love and fear 
Thee. Bestow Thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon 
all our relations, friends, and neighbors. Eeward all that 
have done us good, and pardon all that have done or 
wished us evil; give them repentance and better minds. 

Be merciful to all who are in any trouble or affliction ; 
and do Thou, God of pity and compassion, administer 
to them help and comfort according to their several neces- 
sities ; for the sake of Him who went about doing good 
to the bodies and souls of men, Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who liveth and reign eth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
one God, world without end. 



(iUinusfrajj Glutting, 

Our Father which art in heaven, in Thy great mercy 
Thou hast brought us to the close of another day, without 
any visible marks of Thy displeasure upon us. With 
unfeigned gratitude, we bring unto Thee our evening 
sacrifice of praise. 



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Most gracious and merciful God, who art of purer eyes 
than to behold iniquity, and hast promised mercy and 
forgiveness to all them who confess and forsake their sins, 
we come before Thee with an humble sense of our own 
unworthiness, acknowledging our manifold transgressions 
of Thy righteous law, in thought, in word, and in deed. 
We have every day done those things which Thou hast 
forbidden, and left undone those things which Thou hast 
commanded; so that, when we look upon our past lives, 
and remember that Thou knowest our most secret sins, 
we are afraid of Thy judgments, and ashamed to lift up 
our eyes unto Thee. But, gracious Father, who desirest 
not the death of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech Thee, 
in Thy Son Jesus Christ, and, for the merits of His suf- 
ferings, be Thou merciful unto us, and grant unto us the 
full and free forgiveness of our sins. 

Help us, Lord, to possess our souls in patience amidst 
all the changes of this mortal life. Give us a cheerful 
faith, a joyful hope, and a peaceful love. From gloomi- 
ness of mind, from repinings, from dejection of spirit, 
from distrust of Thy mercies, and from fear of death, 
good Lord, deliver us. 

May the Spirit of Christ ever rule and live in us, in- 
spiring our hearts with a sincere love of Thee, God ; 
with an earnest desire to please Thee, and with a dread 
of offending Thee. Sanctify us wholly, we beseech Thee, 
that our souls and bodies may be preserved blameless 
unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

We humbly pray for all our fellow-beings, especially 
for our relations and friends, that they may receive mer- 
cies suitable to their various wants, and that they may 
have hearts wisely to improve them. If any are still 
strangers to Thee, draw them to Thyself by Thy good 
Spirit and grace, that as they share in Thy goodness here, 
they may partake also of Thy glory hereafter, through 
the great mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
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Bless, Lord, the poor and needy, the sick and afflict- 
ed, the wretched and distressed. Have compassion upon 
all ranks and conditions of men. Sanctify all the afflic- 
tions of Thy hand unto those who endure them, and in 
Thine own good time turn all their sorrow into joy. 

We beseech Thee, Lord, in a particular manner, to 
continue Thy gracious protection to us this night. Into 
Thy hands we commend ourselves, and all things that 
belong to us. Do Thou, gracious God, who neither slum- 
berest nor sleepest, be pleased to watch over us. Defend 
us from all dangers and mischiefs, and from the dread 
and fear of evil : to the end that we may enjoy such quiet 
and refreshing sleep as may fit us for the duties of the 
coming day. 

Lord, make us ever mindful of that time when we 
shall lie down in the dust; and grant us grace always to 
live in such a state, that we may never be afraid to die ; 
but that, whether we live we may live unto Thee, and 
whether we die we may die unto Thee ; that, so living 
and dying, we may be Thine, through the merits and 
satisfaction of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 



O God, our God, early will we seek Thee. Thy mer- 
cies are new unto us every morning, and call upon us for 
new expressions of gratitude to Thee, the Giver of all 
good. For the rest of the night, for the light of another 
day, and for the comforts which now surround us, we 
praise Thee, Lord our God. Help us to feel- more 
deeply that we owe our life and our all to Thy fatherly 
love and care. 

We return unto Thee this morning, as children to a 



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parent. give us the spirit of adoption whereby we 
may say, Abba Father; and loving Thee, who hast first 
loved us, may we have grace to dedicate ourselves this 
day anew to Thy blessed service, in body and in soul. 

O holy Saviour, who hast redeemed and delivered us 
from all our sins, do Thou also renew us by the Holy 
Ghost after Thine own image : that so we may testify, by 
our whole life, our gratitude to God for His great love and 
mercy to us; that every one of us may be assured in our- N 
selves of our faith, by the fruits thereof; and that, by our 
godly conversation, others may be gained unto Christ. 

Grant us grace, Lord, to flee from all temptation 
that may this day assail us, and to overcome the power 
of sin in our hearts. May we rightly know Thee, the 
only true God; trust in Thee only; with humility and 
patience submit to Thee ; expect all good things from 
Thee alone ; love, fear, and glorify Thee with our whole 
hearts : so that we may be willing to renounce and for- 
sake all creatures rather than commit the least thing 
against Thy holy will. 

Give us. gracious God, what is needful for us, and grace 
not to abuse our favors. Give us, we beseech thee, con- 
tented minds, and help us to regard with compassion the 
wants and sorrows of others. 

O God, our Saviour, who art the hope of all the ends 
of the earth, remember, we beseech thee, the children of 
affliction and sorrow. Heal the sick ; provide for the 
poor, and befriend the forsaken ; be a helper to the help- 
less, a hope to the hopeless, and the Saviour of all. 

We now resign ourselves, most merciful Father, into 
Thy hands for all coming time. Let Thy mercy be upon 
us according as we hope in Thee. Guide us by Thy 
counsel while we live, and afterwards receive us to Thy 
heavenly glory, through infinite riches of grace in Christ 
Jesus our Lord. 



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%\n%H% Atoning. 

Most merciful God, our heavenly Father, regard us 
from heaven, the habitation of Thy holiness, and accept 
the confession of our sins, with our evening sacrifice of 
thanksgiving and praise. 

"We acknowledge all our unworthiness, and the frailty 
and perverseness of our corrupt nature, through which we 
daily transgress Thy just and holy laws. Do Thou, 
Lord, have mercy upon us, and pardon ns, for the sake 
of Jesus Christ, who is our advocate with Thee, and the 
propitiation for all our sins. May our souls be washed 
from the defilements of this day in His most precious 
blood, that we may go to our rest, comforted by Thy 
grace, and sanctified by Thy Holy Spirit. 

Kind and gracious Father, we give Thee our unfeigned 
thanks, for all Thy mercies bestowed upon us from time 
to time : for our being, for our reason, and for all our 
other faculties of soul and body ; for health, friends, food, 
and raiment; and for all other comforts and conveniences 
of life. Above all, we adore Thy tender mercy and com- 
passion to us, and to all mankind, in sending Thine only 
Son into the world to redeem us from sin and eternal 
death, and to make us heirs with Himself of everlasting 
glory. 

We bless Thee for Thy patience with us, notwithstand- 
ing our many and great provocations ; for all the direc- 
tions, assistance, and comforts of Thy Holy Spirit; for 
Thy continual care and watchful providence over us, 
through the whole course of our lives ; and particularly 
for the mercies and benefits of the past day. We beseech 
Thee to continue these blessings to us, and to enable us 
to show forth our gratitude for them, by sincere obedience 



THURSDAY EVENING. 305 

to Thy holy laws, and entire devotion to Thee, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Lord, take away from us all ignorance, hardness of 
heart, and undue carefulness for the things of this life. 
Help us as a household to fear Thee, sincerely to seek 
Thy glory, and to put our whole trust in Thy mercy. 

Make us mindful that as we have now come to the end 
of another da} T , so the end of life is at hand ; and as we 
know not the day nor the hour of our Master's coming, 
grant us grace always so to live, that we may never he 
afraid to die ; but that living or dying we may be Thine. 

Wearied with the labors and cares of the day, we come 
to Thee for quiet and repose, and new supplies of strength 
for drooping nature. Defend us from the terrors of the 
night, from the pestilence that walketh in darkness, and 
from all manner of evil. Visit us with the favor which 
thou bearest unto Thy chosen ones, and cause us to rest 
safely in the arms of Thy love. When Thou hast re- 
freshed us by sleep, such as Thou givest Thine own be- 
loved children, raise us up again in health and peace. 
Thus may all our days and nights be spent with Thee, 
and in Thy blessed service, till we awake in Thy likeness, 
and reign with Thee in everlasting joy; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 



Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live, and 
move, and have our being, w T e render thanks unto Thee, 
for Thy kind care over us during the night that is past. 

Since it is of thy great mercy that another day has 

opened upon us, we once more dedicate unto Thee our 

souls and our bodies, that they may be made to serve Thy 

glory and our own salvation, in a sober, righteous, and 

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godly life. "We renounce all the works of darkness : 
cause us to walk in the light of Thy countenance. We 
renounce the vanities of this world: help us to seek 
after the enduring substance that is laid up with Thee in 
Heaven. We renounce all the sinful lusts of the flesh : 
enable us to walk in the Spirit. In these desires and pur- 
poses, do Thou, most merciful God, confirm and strengthen 
us by Thine ever-present grace. 

We humbly confess our sins before Thee, Thou holy 
God. Saviour, to whom shall we poor sinners go, but 
unto Thee ; for with Thee there is plenteous mercy : and 
we know, and believe, that Thou hast power on earth to 
forgive sins. Grant us a joyful sense of Thy pardoning 
love. 

Do Thou, Lord, mortify in us our old nature, by 
giving us a sincere sorrow of heart for our sins against 
Thee ; and increase in us a desire more and more to hate 
and flee from them. 

Quicken in us the new man by Thy Holy Spirit ; that 
we may have a sincere joy of heart in God, and find true 
delight in living according to Thy will in all good works, 
through the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Give us, Lord, an abiding sense of the vanity and 
shortness of this mortal life. Seeing that the Son of man 
cometh at an hour when we think not, may we be always 
ready ; that so the dread summons may not come upon 
us unawares ; but that, having our loins girt about, and 
our lamps burning, we may be like those that wait for 
their Lord. 

Accept, Lord, our earnest intercessions for all man- 
kind. Let the light of Thy glorious Gospel shine upon 
all nations ; and cause it to bring forth in Christian lands 
the fruits of righteousness to the praise of Thy heavenly 
grace. 

Bless Thy Church, Thou who hast purchased it with 
Thine own blood. Make it the joy of the whole earth : 



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clothe its ministers with power ; extend its borders into all 
lands; and may earth's millions of sinning, sorrowing, 
and suffering souls, find their home and their rest in its 
bosom. 

Bless all our friends, relations, and acquaintances : 
those that are in sin, O Lord convert ; those that are in 
grace, confirm and strengthen. Unite us all to one 
another by mutual love, and to Thyself, by the constant 
practice of piety and holiness, through the merits of Thy 
blessed Son, our Saviour. 

Be merciful to all who are in any trouble or affliction 
in mind, body, or outward estate. Eaise up helpers to 
such as are in want ; and administer grace and comfort to 
all, according to their several necessities, for the sake of 
the sufferings and sorrow of Jesus Christ our Lord. 



fri^g <£ tuning. 

Eternal and infinitely glorious God, the great Creator, 
gracious Preserver, and wise Governor of the world, we, 
Thy sinful and unworthy servants, fall before Thee at 
this time, to present our prayers and supplications at the 
throne of Thy heavenly grace. 

Thou, Lord, art never weary in doing us good. that 
we had made returns of gratitude to Thee in any measure 
suitable to the benefits we have received at Thy hands. 
O that we had employed all our gifts to Thy honor and 
glory, and never abused the talents entrusted to us. But, 
alas ! we acknowledge with shame that we have been 
guilty of great ingratitude towards Thee : we have been 
unprofitable servants; w T e have neglected much of our 
duty ; we have followed too often the inclinations of our 
corrupt nature; and instead of loving Thee, and delight- 



308 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

ing in Thee, we have been too eagerly and fondly pur- 
suing the things of this world. 

Let Thy goodness and forbearance, Lord, lead us to 
repentance; and though we have rendered ourselves un- 
worthy of the least of Thy mercies, yet, for the sake of 
Thy beloved Son, our Saviour, in whom Thou art well 
pleased, spare us, good Lord, spare us, and be not angry 
with us forever. Wash away all our sins in that fountain 
"which Thou hast opened for sin and uncleanness, and 
restore us to Thy favor and love. 

O Lord, enlighten our understandings, that we may 
know Thee ; sanctify our affections, that we may love 
Thee ; and put Thy fear into our hearts, that we may 
dread to offend Thee. Convince us thoroughly, Lord, 
of the great evil of sin, that we may hate it, and endea- 
vor in all things to obey Thy blessed will, and to walk 
before Thee in holiness and righteousness all our days. 

Make us always mindful that Thou art everywhere pre- 
sent, and knowest our most secret thoughts and ways ; 
that so we may console ourselves with Thy gracious near- 
ness, and at the same time fear to offend Thee, and bring 
every thought and desire to the obedience of Thy blessed 
will. 

Impress us, Lord, with a lively and abiding sense of 
the frailty of our lives, the certainty of judgment to come, 
the unspeakable glories of heaven, and the most dreadful 
torments of hell ; that we may be moved in good earnest 
to lay hold of salvation, and never be so foolish as to pre- 
fer the pleasures of sin, which are but for a season, to that 
everlasting fulness of joy, which is in Thy presence for 
evermore. 

Establish, Lord, and greatly enlarge, the borders of 
Thy Church ; and may the knowledge of Thy name, and 
the consolations of Thy grace, soon fill all lands and all 
hearts. 0, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an 
end, and do Thou establish and increase the just. 



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Extend Thy compassion to all that labor under afflic- 
tion ; send relief to those that are in want ; ease those 
that are in pain ; give deliverance to the oppressed and 
persecuted, especially to those who suffer for righteous- 
ness' sake. 

We humbly commend ourselves and all our affairs this 
night to Thy blessing and protection. Give us, Lord, 
the comfortable refreshment of a quiet and undisturbed 
sleep. Defend us from all evil, and from all fear and 
dread. Keep us more especially from the evil of sin, and 
the assaults of our spiritual enemies; and let Thy good- 
ness and mercy follow us all the days of our life, for the 
sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. 



Sithuintg granting. 

O God, by whom the whole world is governed and pre- 
served, we give Thee humble thanks for Thy fatherly care 
over us, in preserving us from the dangers of the night 
which is past, and in bringing us safely to the beginning 
of another day. 

We gratefully acknowledge our dependence on Thee 
for the necessities, conveniences, and comforts of our 
daily life ; for all the means of our well-being in this 
world; and for the hope of everlasting happiness in Thy 
heavenly kingdom. 

AVe give Thee thanks for the gift of Thy Son, our Sa- 
viour ; for the gift of Thy holy Spirit, our Sanetifier and 
Comforter ; for the institution of Thy Church, the mother 
of us all ; for the light of Thy glorious Gospel, and the 
helps of Thy grace ; and for the precious promises of par- 
don, through Thy Son Christ Jesus, in whose blood we 
have the atonement. 



310 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

Give us always, we beseech Thee, such a tender sense 
of Thy mercies as may make us truly thankful for them. 
O save us from hardness of heart, and from blindness 
of mind ; that we may never neglect or abuse Thy grace, 
but may honor and enjoy it in our hearts and lives, from 
day to day. 

Grant us grace honestly to improve all the talents 
which Thou hast committed to our trust; and may no 
worldly business, and no love of pleasure, draw our 
minds or hearts from the solemn concerns of the life to 
come. 

May Thy blessing, Lord, be upon our persons, upon 
our labors, upon our substance, and upon all that belongs 
to us. In prosperity may we not forget Thee, and in ad- 
versity may we still trust in Thy wisdom, mercy, and 
love ; knowing that whatever seeming evils befall us in 
this valley of tears, they shall all turn out to our advantage. 
And, whatever Thou dost deny us, withhold not that 
grace wdiich bringeth salvation. 

Defend us, Lord, and all that are near and dear to 
us, against all the assaults of our enemies. Grant that this 
clay we may fall into no sin, neither run into any danger. 
May all our doings be ordered by Thee, and meet with 
Thy favor and blessing; that so we may walk, Lord, 
in the light of Thy countenance. 

Into Thy hands, gracious Father, do we now commend 
our souls and bodies for this day, and for all coming time. 
Glorify Thyself in all that we do and suffer; and grant 
us, we beseech Thee, in this world, knowledge of Thy 
truth, and in the world to come, life everlasting ; through 
the mercy and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord, to 
w 7 hom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, be all 
honor and glory, as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. 



SATUKDAY EVENING. 311 



Sahutntjj (ginning, 

Loud God, our Heavenly Father, by whose gracious 
protection we have been carried through another day and 
another week of our lives, unto Thee do we render our 
humble and hearty thanks. 

Give us, we beseech Thee, a due sense of the manifold 
favors Thou hast bestowed upon us ever since we were 
born ; and more especially teach us to value, as we ought 
to do, Thy great mercy in Christ Jesus our Lord, through 
whom alone we enjoy the means of grace, and the hope 
of glory. 

We confess, Lord, that we have not served Thee ac- 
cording to the measure of our knowledge and ability. 
We have again and again broken Thy laws and com- 
mandments ; we have too much neglected the warnings 
Thou hast given ; we have resisted the quiet influences 
of Thy Holy Spirit, and have just cause to fear Thy 
righteous judgments. We acknowledge and feel our un- 
worthiness. O merciful Father, accept our penitence, 
and cause it to be more sincere and heartfelt, and give us 
the comforting assurance of pardon. By Thy manifold 
and great mercies ; by the all-sufficient merits of Thy 
blessed Son, Jesus Christ; by His agony and bloody 
sweat; by His bitter cross and passion ; by His glorious 
resurrection and ascension ; by His continual intercession 
for us at Thy right hand ; and by the graces and comforts 
of the Holy Ghost, good Lord, deliver us. 

In all the changes and trials of this mortal life ; in 
the day of prosperity and in the day of adversity ; in the 
hour of death and in the day of judgment, good Lord, 
deliver us. 

We beseech Thee, Lord, to extend Thy mercy to the 
whole race of mankind. Have pity upon the nations that 



312 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

know Thee not, and have never heard of Thy name ; 
cause the light of Thy glorious gospel to shine among 
them, and visit them with Thy salvation. 

Look with pity and compassion, Lord, upon all in 
affliction and temptation ; upon the poor, the sick, and 
the dying ; strengthen and support them, and give them 
in Thine own good time a happy deliverance, for the sake 
of the sufferings of Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Be merciful and gracious, God, to our relations, 
friends, and acquaintances, and to all that desire or need 
our prayers. Forgive our enemies ; reward our benefac- 
tors ; and grant that we, and all Thy people everywhere, 
may serve Thee with full purpose of heart, and be made 
partakers at last of eternal happiness in Thy presence in 
heaven. 

As Thou hast preserved us while waking, so do Thou, 
Lord, defend us while sleeping. Grant us such rest of 
body that we may have a waking soul, to watch for the 
time when our Lord shall appear to deliver us from this 
mortal life. Let no vain or wandering fancy trouble us ; 
let our spiritual enemies have no power. over us; but 
grant that our minds may be set wholly upon Thy pre- 
sence, and made to rest with holy love and fear in Thee 
alone : that being refreshed with a moderate and sober 
sleep, we may rise again with cheerful strength and glad- 
ness of heart to serve Thee in all good works, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 



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SECOND SEKIES 



Praise waiteth for Thee, God, in Zion, and unto 
Thee shall the vow be performed. We are altogether un- 
worthy to appear before Thee, Thou Holy One of Israel. 
In Thy sight, Lord, we are all as an unclean thing, and 
our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. 

Enable us to draw nigh at this time unto Thee, in the 
name of our only Mediator, Jesus Christ the righteous. 
For His sake pardon our iniquity, which is very great. 
Keceive us graciously, love us freely. 

Put Thy Holy Spirit within us, that we may never walk 
in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of 
sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful. It is of Thy 
mercy that we have not followed a multitude to do evil ; 
and this day we would bless Thy name for the institution 
of the Christian Sabbath. May we be enabled to com- 
memorate with humility and thankfulness the finished 
works of creation and redemption. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who, according to His abundant mercy, hath be- 
gotten us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of 
Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incor- 
ruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away. May 
we rejoice in the Lord Jesus Christ, who died for our sins, 
and rose again for our justification, and who ever liveth 
to make intercession for us. 

Be pleased, Lord, to send forth Thy light and Thy 
truth : let them lead us, let them bring us unto Thy holy 
hill, and to Thy tabernacles. May our delight be in the 
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314 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

law of the Lord ; and in Thy law may we meditate all the 
day. Sanctify us through Thy truth ; Thy word is truth. 
Make us faithful in every good word and work. Make 
us trees planted by the rivers of water, the planting of 
the Lord, that He may be glorified. 

Bless to us, O Lord, for these and all other holy pur- 
poses, the reading of Thy word and the public duties of 
the sanctuary. Go with us to the house of prayer, and 
grant Thy heavenly blessings to pastor and people, that 
whatsoever shall be spoken or heard, may be as it be- 
comes the oracles of God. Suffer not the good seed to 
be choked, or to be rendered unfruitful by the cares or 
the vanities of this present evil world. 

Thou hast set Thy King upon Thy holy hill of Zion. 
May all nations be blessed in Him, and call Him blessed. 
May the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of 
our Lord and of His Christ. Give Thy Son the heathen 
for His inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth 
for His possession. May the waste places of Zion be re- 
built, and the glory of the Lord arise upon her as in the 
days of old. Visit with Thy special consolations the 
sons and daughters of affliction. Let them receive, 
Lord, this day a portion of the children's bread. 

We render Thee our united thanksgivings for the 
blessings and privileges of the past week, for the rest of 
the night, and for the return of Thy holy day. Un- 
worthy of the least of all Thy mercies, we cast ourselves 
on the exceeding riches of Thy grace, in Jesus Christ our 
Lord ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
honor and praise, world without end. 



SUNDAY EVENING. 315 



Lord our God, in Thy presence is fulness of joy, and 
at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Thou 
art the good Shepherd, who makest us to lie down in 
green pastures and leadest us beside the still waters. 
Thou restorest our souls, Thou leadest us in the paths of 
righteousness for Thy name's sake. 

Thou hast again revealed Thyself unto us, on this Thy 
sacred clay, as the Father of all mercies and the God of 
all comfort ; and we would now close it by uniting with 
the saints in heaven, in ascribing unto Thee adoration 
and praise, for all Thy loving kindness and wonderful 
works towards the children of men. Especially do we 
bless Thee for the knowledge of Thy Son Jesus Christ, 
through whom life and immortality have been brought to 
light, for Thy holy word, the preaching of the gospel, and 
all the ordinances of Thy house. "We bless Thee for the 
gracious influences of Thy Spirit, which Thou hast been 
pleased to shed down upon Thy people in the services of 
the sanctuary. 

Grant, Ave beseech Thee, that the instructions and ad- 
monitions, which have been administered to-day from 
Thy blessed word, may fall as good seed into good ground, 
and bring forth much fruit to the glory of Thy name. 
Save us from the condemnation of those who enjoy the 
privileges of Thy church, and yet persist in their sins, 
and thus treasure up unto themselves wrath against the 
day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of 
God. Make us every day more zealous in the duties of 
religion, more frequent and fervent in our prayers and 
thanksgivings, more serious in our repentance and hu- 
miliation, more holy and exemplary in our lives. 



316 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

Forgive us, we entreat Thee, O heavenly Father, all 
the sins and short comings of this day, the coldness of 
our devotions, the duiness of our prayers, the distraction 
of our thoughts. Our offences grieve our souls, and hide 
Thy face from us; but our confidence is in Thine infinite 
mercy, and the all-sufficient sacrifice and merits of Thy 
Son Jesus Christ, who died also for our sins and rose for 
our justification, and now sitteth at the right hand of Thy 
divine Majesty, as our merciful Highpriest, making con- 
tinually intercession for us, to whom be glory forever. 

And now, we commit ourselves to Thy fatherly care 
and keeping for the coming night. Spread over us the 
wings of Thy protection, and keep us from sin and harm. 
Bless with us all our relations and friends, and all our 
fellowmen : especially all widows and orphans, exiles 
and prisoners, the poor and needy, and all the destitute 
and oppressed. Make us ever mindful of the last day, 
when we shall lie down in the dust. Prepare for us the 
death of the righteous, and introduce us at last into that 
rest which remain eth. for the people of God, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 



It0ttlra£ Denting. 

O Lord our God, who hast ordained times and seasons, 
and appointed one day of each week for rest, and six clays 
for labor, we bless Thee that Thou dost permit us to enter 
upon another week under circumstances of mercy and 
peace. We offer ourselves anew to Thy holy service, 
which is perfect freedom. We are not our own, but be- 
long both in body and soul, in life and in death, to Thee, 
our Maker, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. May our whole 
life and conversation be a song of gratitude and praise to 
Thine infinite goodness and mercy. 



MONDAY MORNING. 317 

We humbly confess, Lord, that we are poor, miserable 
sinners, unable by nature to keep Thy holy laws and pre- 
cepts. Thou must work in us both to will and to do ac- 
cording to Thy good pleasure. Grant us, we humbly 
beseech Thee, the powerful aid of Thy Holy Spirit, that 
He may lead us into all truth and holiness; and so fit us, 
by Thy heavenly grace, for the duties of this day and 
week, that we may begin, continue, and end all our works 
in Thee. Control our thoughts, words, and actions, that 
they may all be instruments of righteousness to Thy 
praise. 

Give us, we beseech Thee, the power of faith, which 
overcometh the world, the flesh, and the Devil. Fill our 
hearts with supreme love to God, and charity to our fel- 
low-men. Inspire us with wisdom and counsel in all our 
doings. Make us humble in prosperity, and patient in 
adversity. Keep before our eyes continually the Cross of 
Christ, as the true source of strength, and our only safe- 
guard against evil thoughts and desires. 

Direct our minds, in the midst of our earthly labors, to 
the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness. Suffer not 
our affections to dwell below, and to be set upon the vani- 
ties of this present evil world. Give us contentment of 
heart, and childlike trust in Thee, who rulest the universe, 
and clothest the lilies of the field ; who providest for an- 
gels, and feeclest the young ravens ; who art allsufiicient 
in Thyself and allsufiicient to us. Give us a heart com- 
passionate to the poor, and liberal to the needy. May we 
enjoy more and more the blessedness of doing good to 
others, and relieving those who are in need, after the ex- 
ample of Jesus Christ, who gave His own life as a ransom 
for a fallen race. 

Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named ; 

who hast said that thou wilt be the God of all the families 

of Israel, and that they shall be Thy people ; reign and 

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318 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

rule in this house ; dispense Thy spiritual blessings to all 
its members ; give wisdom to the parents, obedience to the 
children ; and so unite us more and more in the holy 
bonds of love to Thee and to one another, that living in 
Thy service, and dying in Thy peace, we may enter at last 
as an unbroken family into the unspeakable joys of Thine 
everlasting kingdom in heaven. 



Almighty, most merciful, and everlasting God, hear us, 
the creatures of a day. Of old hast Thou laid the founda- 
tions of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy 
hands. They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure ; yea, 
all of them shall wax old like a garment, and as a vesture 
shalt Thou change them, and they shall be changed ; but 
Thou art the same, and of Thy years there shall be no 
end. Show to us, Lord, the end and measure of our days, 
that we may know how frail we are ; and so teach us to 
number our few and uncertain years, that we may apply 
our hearts to wisdom. 

And, now that another day is gone, and another night 
arrived, may we have wisdom to consider that we are an- 
other day nearer to death, to judgment, and to eternity. 
that we were wise ! that we understood this — that we 
might consider our latter end ! Lord, grant us grace to 
live waiting and watching for Thy call. And whether it 
come by day, at midnight, or in the morning, may we all 
be found ready. 

And now, Lord, so long as our years are lengthened 
out, teach us to walk circumspectly ; not as fools, but as 
wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Give 
us grace to employ our time in seeking to learn more of 



MONDAY EVENING. 310 

God ; in seeking more conformity to His will ; in morti- 
fying the deeds of the body, that we may live ; and in 
bringing forth the fruits of the Spirit in all holiness, that 
our heavenly Father may be glorified in the world. 

Yet, Lord, we must confess that we have been very 
unprofitable servants. We have wasted our precious time 
on vanities. "We have been as men spending their money 
for that which is not bread, and their labor for that which 
satisfieth not. But, blessed be Thy holy name, O God, 
Thou desirest not the death of a sinner; but rather it is 
Thy desire that he should return unto Thee and live. O 
turn us and we shall be turned; draw us and we shall 
run after Thee. 

Raise our affections from the earth, and set them upon 
things above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of 
God. By the cross of Christ may we now be crucified to 
the world, and the world to us; and may the life we shall 
henceforth live in the flesh, be by the faith of the Son of 
God. Let Christ be our Life ; and unworthy in ourselves 
though we be, when Christ, who is our Life, shall appear, 
then shall we also appear with Him in glory. 

Remember in Thy mercy, Lord, all our dear friends 
and kind benefactors ; and, if we have enemies, forgive 
them, and teach us from the heart to forgive them 
likewise. 

Remember in Thy mercy all that voyage on the seas, 
and protect and deliver them in the hour of danger. 

Remember for good all sick and afflicted persons. Fit 
the living for life, and the dying for death. Bless the 
word of instruction and comfort, when addressed to their 
ear. Make it better than a medicine for their sickness, 
or oil and wine for their wounds. Open the ears of men, 
O Lord, that they may everywhere hear and obey Thy 
word. 

Take away in Thy mercy the blindness from the eyes 
of Israel, and in truth and holiness uphold Thy Gen- 



320 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

tile churches. Rule in the hearts of our rulers, and let 
righteousness exalt the nation. Let Thy salvation be 
nigh to them that fear Thee, that Thy glory may dwell 
in our land. 

Keep us through the night, and if, in Thy providence, 
we are spared till another day, may we go forth again to 
serve Thee in newness of life. And to the Father, the 
.Son, and the Holy Spirit, the everlasting God, he glory 
forever. 



Lord God, our heavenly Father, who hast permitted 
us to rest securely under the shadow of Thy wings during 
the past night, and hast called us forth in safety and 
peace from our slumbers to the light of day, accept our 
united thanks for this renewed token of thy goodness and 
love, and enable us to realize the debt of gratitude we 
owe to Thee for this and for all other mercies. 

Regard us not, Lord, according to the multitude of 
our transgressions, but according to the abundance of Thy 
compassion, and forgive us our innumerable transgres- 
sions, through the merits of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus 
Christ. 

Lord, from whom every grace and all holy desires 
proceed, quicken us, we humbly beseech Thee, by Thy 
Holy Spirit, to the end, that we may this day walk in 
Thy love and fear, and in charity towards all men. Create 
in us clean hearts, and renew within us right spirits, that 
Thou may est take pleasure in us and bless us. 

Remember, according to the multitude of Thy mercies, 
all Thy children in the world, and replenish them with 
every necessary good in earthly and spiritual things. 
Especially do thou bless our brethren who are in affliction, 



TUESDAY MORNING. 321 

whether of body or mind ; all the sick and the bereaved ; 
all that arc in peril, whether by land or by sea ; all that 
arc oppressed and cruelly treated by their fellow-men ; all 
that are persecuted for righteousness' sake ; all widows 
and orphans; and especially all who are in the pangs of 
death. Comfort them, O Lord, in their trials and afflic- 
tions, and grant them deliverance from their distresses ; 
and do Thou so sanctify them by Thy grace, that they 
may at last be prepared for an abundant entrance into 
that rest, which remaineth unto the people of God, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Bless our rulers, and all whom Thou hast placed in au- 
thority over us. Counsel them with Thy wisdom, and 
preserve them from the numerous temptations by which 
they arc surrounded. May we reverence them, as those 
who bear rule over us in earthly things from Thee ; and 
may we uphold them in all their lawful endeavors to 
administer justice and righteousness among men. 

And now, Lord, we commit our souls and bodies, 
with all that concerns us, into Thy hands. Guide us, Thy 
poor, weak, and erring children ; and so order our footsteps, 
all our thoughts, words, and deeds, that we may love and 
obey Thee more perfectly from day to day ; until we shall 
be prepared by Thine infinite mercy, for that bright and 
glorious world, where there is fulness of joy, and where 
there are pleasures at Thy right hand for evermore. And 
all the glory shall be to Thee, the Father, and the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, 
and ever shall be, world without end. 



322 FAMILY PRAYERS. 



W%ttW% dotting* 

Blessed be Thy name, Lord, Thou almighty Ruler of 

the universe, who givest us the sun for a light by day, 
and the moon and the stars for light by night, and who 
hast brought us safely to the close of another period of 
our earthly pilgrimage. We beseech Thee to regard our 
prayer, and the prayers of all Thy people, and pardon us 
all our sins, according to Thy loving kindness and tender 
mercy. 

Accept, Lord, our evening sacrifice, and pour out 
upon us, Thy heritage, the fulness of Thy grace. Guard 
and defend us by Thy holy angels ; arm us with the 
weapons of righteousness ; surround us with Thy truth ; 
watch over us with Thy power ; preserve us from all harm 
and danger, both of soul and body ; and give us grace, 
that we may spend this evening and night, and all the 
nights and days of our sojourn upon earth, to Thy honor 
and glory. 

Lord Jesus, Thou once crucified but now exalted 
Saviour we bless Thee for Thy humiliation ; for Thine 
incarnation ; for Thy life of patient suffering; for Thine 
agony in the garden ; for Thy groans and prayers on the 
Cross ; and for Thine atoning death. But we bless Thee, 
also, for Thy triumphant resurrection ; for Thy glorious 
ascension into heaven ; and for Thine intercession before 
the Father, as our Advocate and Mediator. 

blessed Jesus ! may we imitate Thee in Thy humility ; 
bear reproach as meekly as Thou didst bear it; forgive 
our enemies, as Thou forgavest even Thy murderers, and 
as we hope that Thou wilt forgive us our many sins. 
May we, at last, die as Thou didst die ; commending our 
souls into the hands of our heavenly Father, with the 



WEDNESDAY MORNING. 323 

full assurance of being, with. Thee, raised up at the last 
day to eternal life, in those mansions of everlasting glory, 
which Thou hast gone to prepare for all Thy faithful 
followers. 

Lord, our gracious Redeemer ! we now commit our- 
selves into Thy hands. Receive us graciously, and love 
us f vol v. Be with lis when we lie down, and when we 
rise up ; be with us in sickness and in health ; and in the 
hour of death, forsake us not, Lord, but grant us a 
calm and peaceful departure out of this world, and a 
triumphant entrance into Thy heavenly kingdom. And 
all the glory shall be given to Thee, the ever-living Re- 
deemer, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, art 
alone worthy of all praise and glory, forever and ever. 



Withxt^wi Hunting, 



O God, we acknowledge Thee as the God in whose 
hand our breath is, and whose are all our ways. "W"e laid 
us down in peace and slept, and Thou, Lord, didst make 
us to dwell in safety. Help us, we fervently beseech 
Thee, in our morning sacrifice of prayer and praise, which 
we now offer unto Thee through our Redeemer and Advo- 
cate, Jesus Christ, to feel truly penitent for all our sins, 
and in humble faith and love to consecrate ourselves anew 
to Thy service in all holiness and piety. 

We adore Thee, most faithful Saviour, Thou Angel of 
the covenant, that Thou hast exalted us as a family to a 
living relationship w T ith Thee. We bless Thee, that in 
holy baptism Thou hast sealed us and our children as 
Thine, and made us partakers together of the rich bless- 
ings of the better covenant. May we not make the grace 
of God of none effect through our unbelief, but use all 



82-4 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

diligence to attain to the end of our calling, even the sal- 
vation of our souls. By the continual remembrance of 
Thy mercy, through the help of the Holy Spirit, may we be 
effectually restrained from sin, greatly cheered in Thy ser- 
vice, more cordially united in mutual love and sympathy, 
and urged to press forward together toward the mark for 
the prize of our high calling, in Christ Jesus our Lord. 
^And thus, as we sojourn together, in faith and hope, in this 
earthly home, may we at last be united forever in the 
mansions of our Father's house on high. 

Visit with Thy love and saving grace, we entreat Thee, 
the families of all our dear friends and kindred. May 
they also have a living share in Thy covenant mercy, be 
the true friends and faithful disciples of Jesus Christ; and 
in Him may they, finally, be heirs with us, of the inherit- 
ance which is incorruptible, undefilecl, and that fadeth not 
away. 

Bless, we implore Thee, Thy holy Church universal, 
and especially that portion of it to which we belong. 
Smile upon all her institutions of learning. Make them 
rich sources of sound knowledge and true piety, and in- 
strumental in furnishing efficient pastors and teachers for 
our congregations. Grant abundant success to all the 
missionary and other Christian enterprizes in which our 
Church is engaged, that her waste places may be culti- 
vated, and all her spiritual destitutions speedily supplied. 
Thus may the grace shown to our fathers be magnified in 
their children, and the precious inheritance which we 
have received be handed down in full measure to future 
generations. 

Hear us, Lord, in these our fervent petitions, and grant 
unto us and all men, far above all that we are able to ask 
or think, or can ever deserve, only for the sake of our 
Lord and Mediator, Jesus Christ. 



WEDNESDAY EVENING. 325 

SSBtfcttM&KE Stowing. 

A LITANY. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Have mercy upon us. 

Christ, have mercy upon us. 

Have mercy upon us. 

Christ, hear us and grant us Thy peace. 

Hear us and grant us Thy peace. 

Jesus, the Son of the living God, the Eternal Word, 
the Brightness of the Father's glory, and express Image 
of His person : 

Have mercy upon us. 

Jesus, the Son of Man, conceived of the Holy Ghost, 
born of the Virgin Mary, meek and humble of heart, 
obedient unto death, the example of all virtues, the Way, 
the Truth, and the Life : 

Have mercy upon us. 

Jesus, the Author of life, the Captain of salvation, the 
eternal Highpriest, the Prince of Peace : 

Have mercy upon us. 

Jesus, the Joy of angels, the Hope of the patriarchs, 
the Inspirer of the prophets, the Teacher of the apostles, 
the Strength of martyrs, the King of saints : 

Have mercy upon us. 

From all sin and evil, from death and hell : 
Deliver us, Lord Jesus. 

By Thy holy Nativity and Circumcision ; by Thy holy 
Words and Deeds ; by Thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; 
by Thy bitter Cross and Passion ; by Thy Death and Bu- 
rial ; by Thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; by 
Thy Sitting at the right hand of the Father Almighty, 
and Thy Return to judge the quick and the dead: 
Deliver us, Lord Jesus. 
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826 FAMILY PRAYEES. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sin of the world : 

Have mercy upon us. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sin of the world : 

Hear our prayers. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sin of the world : 

Grant us Thy peace. 



% jjunfoag Darning. 

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we 
approach to the throne of grace this morning with reve- 
rence and holy fear, begging of Thee mercy and peace, 
pardon and salvation. We are poor sinners, but sorrowful 
and repenting. Thou art holy, and justly offended with 
us ; but yet Thou art our gracious Lord and merciful 
Father in Christ Jesus. Be pleased, we beseech Thee, to 
blot out our sins from Thy remembrance, and heal our 
souls, that we may sin no more against Thee. Open our 
eyes, that we may see and amend our own infirmities and 
follies ; and give us perfect understanding in the way of 
godliness, that we may walk in it all the days of our pil- 
grimage. Give us a spirit diligent in the works of our 
calling, cheerful and zealous in religion, fervent and fre- 
quent in prayer, charitable and useful in conversation. 
Give us a healthful and a chaste body, a pure and a holy 
soul, a sanctified and a humble spirit ; and preserve our 
body, soul, and spirit, blameless to the coming of our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

Blessed be Thy name, God of all mercies, who hast 
preserved us through the past night from sickness and 
sorrow, from sad chances and a violent dea f h, from the 
malice of the Devil, and the evil effects of our own cor- 
rupt nature and infirmit}^. The outgoings of the morn- 



THURSDAY EVENING. 327 

ing and evening shall praise Thee, and Thy servants shall 
rejoice in giving Thee glory and thanks for all Thy won- 
derful dealings with the children of men, and the mem- 
bers of Thy Church. 

Let Thy providence and care watch over us this day, 
and all the days of our life, that we may never sin against 
Thee by idleness or folly, by evil company or private sins, 
by word or deed, by thought or desire. Enable us so to 
spend the day that it may be profitable to us and to others, 
and leave no sorrows, or the remembrance of an evil con- 
science, at night; and so conduct us through life by Thy 
Holy Spirit, that when the days of our short abode on 
earth are done, and the shadow is departed, we may die 
in Thy fear and favor, and rest in a holy hope, and at last 
return to the joys of a blessed resurrection, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 



Eternal God, Almighty Father of men and angels, Try 
whose care and providence we are preserved and blessed, 
comforted and assisted, we heartily thank Thee for the 
many temporal and spiritual mercies Thou hast bestowed 
upon us this day , and especially for the light of the 
Gospel which still shines upon us, and points out to us the 
path of everlasting life and happiness. 

Forgive us, we beseech Thee, all the sins and short- 
comings of this da^ : the imperfections of our services, 
the strength of our passions, the rashness of our words, 
and the vanity of our actions. God, how long shall 
we confess our sins and pray vgainst them, and yet fall 
under them? 0, let it be so no more; let us never re- 
turn to the follies of which we are ashamed, which bring 



328 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

sorrow and death. Give us a perfect command over our 
evil inclinations, an invincible hatred of sin, and a fer- 
vent love to Thee, above all the desires of this world. 

Be pleased to watch over us this night, and to spread 
the wings of Thy protection around our resting-place. 
Preserve us from sin and harm, and from the malice of 
the spirits of darkness. "Whether we sleep or wake, may 
we be Thy servants and children. Be Thou first and last 
in all our thoughts, and the guide and strength of all our 
actions. Let us always lead just and holy lives ; and when 
we die, receive us into Thy hands, dear Jesus, that we 
may lie in Thy bosom, behold Thy face, and sing praises 
with Thy saints unto Thee, and the Father, and the Holy 
Spirit, for ever and ever. 



/ri&Kg Pawing. 

A LITANY. 

Remember not, Lord, our offences ; neither take 
Thou vengeance of our sins. Spare us, good Lord; 
spare Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy 
most precious blood, and be not angry with us forever. 

Spare us, Lord. 

From the guilt and burden of our sins ; from the stings 
and terrors of conscience ; from the illusions and assaults 
of the enemy ; and from the bitter pains of eternal death : 

Deliver us, Lord. 

From all impatience under Thy chastisements ; from de- 
jection of spirit and distrust of Thy mercies ; from the 
fear of death ; and from the terrors of judgment: 

Deliver us, Lord. 

By Thy manifold and great Mercies; by the allsuf- 



FRIDAY MORNING. 329 

ficient Merits of Thy blessed Son Jesus Christ ; by His 
Agony and bloody Sweat; by His bitter Cross and Pas- 
sion ; by His glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; by His 
continual Intercession for us at Thy right hand ; and by 
the Graces and Comforts of the Holy Ghost : 

Deliver us, Lord. 

In all the changes and trials of this mortal life ; in all 
time of our tribulation, and in all time of our prosperity; 
in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment: 

Deliver us, Lord. 

We wretched sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, 
Lord God ; and that it may please Thee to look upon us 
with the eye of Thy mercy, to give us a hearty faith and 
confidence in Thee, and in all our dangers and adversities 
to stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty to help and 
defend us, and to keep us in perpetual peace and safety: 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

That it may please Thee to remember us with Thy 
favor, and to give us grace so to follow the good ex- 
amples of Thy servants, who have departed this life in 
Thy faith and fear, that with them w T e may become par- 
takers of Thy heavenly kingdom : 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

That it may please Thee to give us an entire resigna- 
tion to Thy holy will ; to wean our affection from things 
below ; to fill us with ardent desires after heaven ; and 
finally to make us partakers of all Thy blessings and 
promises in Christ Jesus : 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

That it may please Thee so to fill our souls with the 
peace and love of God, that when Thou shalt call us to 
walk through the valley and shadow of death, we may 
fear no evil, but fall gently asleep in Jesus, and awake up 
in the glory of Thy presence : 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 
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330 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

Son of God, we beseech. Thee to hear us. 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Lord. 

Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, 

Have mercy upon us. 

Christ, hear us ! 

Lord have mercy upon us. 

Christ have mercy upon us ! 

Lord have mercy upon us, and grant us Thy peace. 



God the Father, in heaven : have mercy upon us 
miserable sinners. 

O God the Son, Eedeemer of the world : have mercy 
upon us miserable sinners. 

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father 
and the Son : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

Holy, blessed and glorious Trinity, three persons and 
one God : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

How shall we, Thy guilty and polluted creatures, venture 
to approach Thy footstool, or lift up our eyes to the place 
where Thy honor dwelleth? Eighteousness belongeth 
unto Thee ; but unto us shame and confusion of face, be- 
cause we have rebelled against Thee. In us dwelleth no 
good thing. We' are altogether laden with iniquity; our 
hands are not clean, neither is our heart pure. We are 
a seed of evil-doers, children that are corrupters ; we have 
spoken frowardness ; we have done wickedly ; we have 
forgotten the God that made us ; we have lightly esteemed 
the Rock of our salvation. 

our God, we confess with shame before Thee our 
great transgressions : but do Thou, O Lord, have mercy 
upon us miserable offenders, and be not angry with us 



FRIDAY EVENING. 331 

forever. Thou hast invited us to come to Thee, O 
Heavenly Father, and hast made a way of access to Thy 
self through Jesus Christ our Mediator. Give us the 
spirit of adoption. Give us that holy confidence, which 
becomes those for whom Thou hast prepared that new 
and living way into Thy presence. We humbly plead 
Thy great and precious promises. 

Merciful God, deal not with us as we have deserved; 
look not on us as we have sinned; behold, O God our 
shield, and look upon the face of Thine Anointed. Thy 
name and Thy memorial to all generations is, the Lord, 
the Lord God, merciful and gracious, forgiving iniquity, 
transgression, and sin. 

Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and ours 
in Him, pardon therefore, we beseech Thee, our manifold 
sins and offences, through Him who is our Advocate with 
Thee, and cause us to know the blessedness of the man 
whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sin is covered. 

O Lord, open Thou our lips, and our mouths shall show 
forth Thy praise. Because Thou hast forgiven us our 
sins, enable us to bless Thee at all times. 

And now, most gracious Father, Thou who hast so 
often delivered our eyes from tears, our feet from falling, 
and our souls from death, take us, we entreat Thee, 
under Thy watchful care this night ; guard us from all 
evil and harm, and bring us to the light, and prepare us 
for the duties of the coming morrow ; and we will praise 
Thee, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, ever one God, 
world without end. 



332 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who dost ever 
watch over Israel, and dost neither slumber nor sleep, 
we heartily thank Thee that Thou hast brought us all in 
safety through the perils of the night, and that we are 
now again permitted to gather in health and peace around 
the family altar. 

We humbly worship Thee as the God of our fathers, 
who trusted in Thee, and were not ashamed. May we 
ever seek our happiness and safety under the shadow of 
Thy wings, stretched over us in Jesus Christ Thy Son. 
Help us continually to adore Thee for what Thou art in 
Thyself, as revealed to us in Thy works and in Thy word. 
Especially do we bless Thee for what Thou hast become 
to us through Him, in whom Thou hast displayed the ex- 
ceeding riches of Thy grace. May we ever be found in 
Him, and may He evermore dwell in us, as our life and 
the hope of our future glory. 

Most merciful God, our Saviour, who didst bless the 
house of Obed-edom, and all that pertained unto him, be- 
cause of the ark of God, we thank Thee that Thou art 
still willing to tarry with those who make their homes Thy 
tabernacles, and who delight in calling upon Thy name. 
Choose our humble dwelling more and more as Thy 
peculiar abode, and help us to adorn our home with such 
faith, humility, and love, that it may become continually 
more worthy of Thy gracious and sanctifying presence. 

Bless us as parents, we humbly entreat Thee, with wis- 
dom and grace to command our children and our house- 
hold after us, so that they may always keep the way of 
the Lord, and that Thou mayest perform unto us all Thy 
gracious promises. May we ever walk within our house 
with a perfect heart, and diligently teach our children 
Thy law, and testify to them of Thy grace. 



SATURDAY EVENING. 333 

Bestow also upon our clear children a meek and teach- 
able disposition, that they may not despise Thy mercy, 
but hear instruction, hide Thy commandments in their 
hearts, and find the saving knowledge of God. blessed 
Saviour, keep them in Thine arms, bind them to Thy 
heart, save them from the evil that is in the world through 
sin, and at last take them, with us, and all Thy chosen 
seed, to Thy kingdom above. 

Grant, Lord, these our requests, through Thine infi- 
nite mercy and compassion, and we will ascribe to Thee 
all honor and glory, world without end. 



Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all gene- 
rations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or 
ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even 
from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. Thou 
turnest man to destruction, and sayest, Return, ye chil- 
dren of men. For a thousand years in Thy sight are but 
as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 
The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and 
if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their 
strength, labor, and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off', and we 
fly away. So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Enter not into judgment with us, God, and deliver 
us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Forgive us, 
O most merciful Saviour, the innumerable sins and short- 
comings of the past week. So impress us, we beseech 
Thee, with the constant thought of the vanity of the 
world, the certainty of death, and of the judgment to 
come, that we may mortify more and more the lust of the 
flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, and be pre- 
pared at all times for the coming of the Son of Man. 



334 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

Keep us mindful that we are strangers and pilgrims on 
the earth; and give us grace to look for the city above, 
whose Maker and Builder is God, following those who, 
through faith and patience, have overcome the world, and 
inherited the promises. Help us to work out our salva- 
tion with fear and trembling, and to make our calling and 
election sure, that we may die in peace, and rest in the 
grave, in joyful hope of a blessed resurrection to eternal 
life : through Jesus Christ our Lord, who shall change 
our vile bodies, and fashion them like unto His own glo- 
rious body. 

Accept, also, O heavenly Father, our humble thanks 
for Thine unspeakable goodness and mercy towards us da- 
ring the past week, and all the days of our life. We, Thy 
people, and sheep of Thy pasture, will give Thee thanks 
forever; we will show forth Thy praise to all generations. 
Take us now, and all who are near and dear to our hearts, 
under the wings of Thy protection for the coming night, 
and give us such refreshing sleep as shall fit us for Thy 
holy worship on the coming Sabbath, so that we may 
worthily commemorate, with Thy people, the work of 
creation, redemption, and sanctification, completed on 
that sacred day, and enjoy a foretaste of the saints' ever- 
lasting rest. Guard us against the power of darkness, 
free us from all fear of evil, and fill us with the comfort- 
able assurance, that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor 
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things 
to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, 
shall be able to separate us f-ora the love of God, which 
is in Christ Jesus our Low 1 . 



GUIDE TO PRIVATE DEVOTION. 



[Public worship and family devotions can never supersede the pious exer- 
cises of the closet, where we are alone with the omnipresent God, to lay before 
Him our inmost secrets, our particular sins, and individual wants. Hence, 
our Saviour says : "Thou, when thou pray est, enter into thy closet, and when 
thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Father 
which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." The following passages of 
Scripture, and brief ejaculations, are intended simply to assist in these private 
devotions, and to suggest matter for meditation and prayer.] 

On Waking from Sleep. 

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, Jesus 
went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. — 
Mark i. 35. 

God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. — Ps. lxiii. 1. 

1 laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained 
me. — Ps. iii. 5. 

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my 
help. My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 
— Ps . exxi. 1, 2. 

I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in 
the morning : for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day 
of my trouble. — Ps. lix. 16. 

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises 
unto thy name, Most High ! To show forth thy loving kindness 
in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night. — Ps. xcii. 1, 2. 

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, Lord ; in the morn- 
ing will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. — Ps. v. 3. 

Almighty and most merciful God, who didst in the be- 
ginning create the light, and who dost cause the sun to 
rise every morning ; dispel from my soul the clouds of dark- 
ness by the light of Thy truth, that in Thy light I may see 
light, and that rising with Christ, who is the Resurrection 
and the Life, I may walk in newness of life, to the praise 
of Thy glorious name. 

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336 GUIDE TO PRIVATE DEVOTION. 

Unto Thee, Lord, my Maker and Redeemer, I hum- 
bly offer up myself, my body and soul, my health and 
strength, all that I am, and all that I have, as a living 
sacrifice of thanksgiving. 

Heavenly Father, blessed be Thy holy name for Thy 
merciful protection during the past night. Grant that I 
may spend this day, and all the days of my life, in Thy 
holy service, and grow daily in grace, and in the know- 
ledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 



Whilst Washing and Dressing. 

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my 
sin. — Ps. li. 2 

Ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified in the name of 
the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. —1 Cor. vi. 11. 

The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin. — 1 John i. 7. 

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall be joyful in my 
God j for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation j he 
hath covered me with a robe of righteousness as a bridegroom decketh 
himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her 
jewels. — Isaiah Ixi. 10. 

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. 
— Rev. iii. 5. 

Wash me, Lord Jesus, lover of my soul, with Thine 
own precious blood, which cleanseth from all sin. Clothe 
me with the robe of Thy righteousness, and adorn me 
with the graces of Thy Spirit, that I may glorify Thee in 
my daily walk and conversation, and enjoy Thee forever. 



When Entering on the Duties of the Day. 

I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day : the 
night cometh, when no man can work. — John ix. 4. 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might ; for 



GUIDE TO PRIVATE DEVOTION. 337 

there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave, 
whither thou goest. — Eccles. ix. 10. 

Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole 
duty of man. — Eccles. xii. 13. 

Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord 
Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. — Col. iii. 17. 

Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation ; the spirit in- 
deed is willing, but the flesh is weak. — Matt. xxvi. 41. 

Lord God Almighty, who hast safely brought me to 
the beginning of another day, defend me by Thy power ; 
guard me against sin and error ; and so order the events 
of my life, and so sanctify my thoughts and deeds, that 
they may promote Thy glory, and the welfare of my fel- 
lowmen, through. Jesus Christ our Saviour. 

Enable me, Lord, by Thy heavenly grace to discharge 
the duties of this day with supreme regard to Thy glory ; 
to withstand its temptations with Christian courage ; to 
submit to its trials with humble resignation ; knowing 
that all things are from eternity foreseen and ordained by 
Thine infinite wisdom and mercy, and must work together 
for good to those that love Thee. 

Direct me, Lord, in all my doings, with Thy most 
gracious favor, and further me with Thy continual help; 
that in all my works, begun, continued, and ended in 
Thee, I may glorify Thy holy name, and finally, by Thy 
mercy, attain everlasting life : through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 



Before and After Meals. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their meat 
in due season. Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desires 
of every living thing. — Ps. cxlv. 15, 16. 

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh 
down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, nei- 
ther shadow of turning. — James i. 17. 
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338 GUIDE TO PRIVATE DEVOTION. 

Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be 
received with thanksgiving ; for it is sanctified by the word of God 
and prayer. — 1 Tim. iv. 4, 5. 

Sanctify, Lord, this food of Thy mercy to our use, 
and ourselves to Thy service, through Jesus Christ our 
Saviour. Amen. 

Give us this day our daily bread ; forgive us our sins ; 
and save us in Thy kingdom, through Jesus Christ our 
Saviour. Amen. 

"We thank Thee, God, from whom cometh down 
every good and perfect gift, for these new provisions of 
Thy bounty. Feed our immortal souls with the bread of 
life, and admit us at last to the table of Thy saints in 
heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Bless the Lord, my soul, and all that is within me 
bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, and 
forget not all His benefits. Amen. 

Praise ye the Lord. give thanks unto the Lord ; for 
He is good : for His mercy endureth forever. Amen. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy 
Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 



On Retiring to Rest. 

God did rest the seventh day from all His works. — Heb. iv. 4. 

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. — -Heb. iv. 9. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth : yea, 
saith the Spirit, they may rest from their labors, and their works do 
follow them. — Rev. xiv. 13. 

Behold, he that keepeth Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep. 
The Lord is thy keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. 



GUIDE TO PRIVATE DEVOTION. 339 

He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy 
ways. — Ps. xci. 11. 

He that dwelleth in the secret places of the Most High, shall 
abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, 
He is my refuge, my fortress, my God; in him will 1 trust. — Ps. 
xci. 1, 2. 

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will 
fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they 
comfort me. — Ps. xxiii. 4. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee ! And there is none upon 
earth that I desire besides thee. — Ps. Ixxiii. 25. 

I will lay me down in peace and take my rest in Thy 
name, Lord, who makest me to dwell in safety. Keep 
me from sin and harm; refresh me with wholesome sleep, 
raise me up again to the praise of Thy name, and bring 
me at last to life eternal. Amen. 

Into Thy hands Lord and Keeper of Israel, I com- 
mend my body, soul and spirit. Defend me from the 
terrors of the night, and preserve me from all evil. Keep 
me mindful of the vanity of life, the certainty of death, 
and the judgment to come, and prepare me for a happy 
end, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. 

Most merciful Father, who hast safely brought me to 
the end of this day, take me under the wings of Thy pro- 
tection for the coming night. Defend my body from 
harm, and my soul from sin. Keep me mindful of my 
end; and when heart and flesh fail, be Thou the strength 
of my heart, and my portion for ever. 



At Midnight. 

The Lord will command his loving-kindness in the day time, 
and in the night his song shall be with me; and my prayer unto 
the God of my life. — Ps. xlii. 8. 



340 GUIDE TO PRIVATE DEVOTION. 

My soul snail be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my 
mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : when I remember thee 
upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. — Ps. 
lxiii. 5, 6. 

The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. — 2 Pet. 
iii. 10. 

Be ye also ready; for the Son of man cometh at an hour when 
ye think not. — Luke xii. 40. 

Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give 
"you the kingdom. — Luke xii. 32. 

In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were not so, I 
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you ; and if I go 
and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you into 
myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. — John xiv. 2, 3. 

We know, that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dis- 
solved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, 
eternal in the heavens. — 2 Cor. v. 1. 

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the 
heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that 
love Him. — 1 Cor. ii. 9. 

Lord, who didst, at midnight, fill Thy servants 
David, and Paul and Silas, with Thy Spirit, and enable 
them to sing praises unto Thee, make me to think upon 
Thee with gladness in my bed, and to rejoice in Thy 
presence, which turns darkness into light. Amen. 

O Jesus Christ, who hast compared Thy second coming 
to that of the bridegroom at midnight, let this cry, " Be- 
hold the bridegroom cometh," continually sound in my 
ear, and grant that I may always have oil in my lamp, 
and be in readiness to meet Thee. Amen. 

Grant, God, that I may live in Thy fear, die in Thy 
peace, rest in thy grave under Thy protection, rise by 
Thy power to the resurrection of the just, and be num- 
bered with Thy saints in glory everlasting, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord ; to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost 
be all honor and praise, for ever and ever. Amen. 



SELECTION OF HYMNS, 



PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORSHIP. 



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INDEX OF SUBJECTS 



God. 

Hymns 

Praise and Adoration 1-3 

God the Father. 
IT. 4-10. 

His Attributes 4-7 

Creation 8 

Providence 9, 10 

God the Son. 
H. 11-34. 

His Divinity 11,12 

His Incarnation .13-15 

His Life and Character 16-18 

His Sufferings and Death ......... 19-21 

His Resurrection 22,23 

His Ascension 24, 25 

His Exaltation 26,27 

His Intercession 28, 29 

The Saviour 30-34 

God the Holy Ghost. 

H. 35, 36. 

Outpouring of the Holy Spirit... 35, 36 

The Holy Trinity 
H. 37, 38. 

The Church. 
H. 39-45. 

Her Corner-Stone 39 

The Communion of Saints 40-42 

Her Triumphs 43-45 



The Means op Grace. 
H. 46-56. 

Hymns 

The Lord's Day 46-48 

The Word of God 49 

Prayer 50 

Baptism 51, 52 

Confirmation 53 

Lord's Supper 54, 55 

Ordination 56 

Christian Experience. 
H. 57-80. 

Penitence 57, 58 

Faith 59-61 

Hope and Trust 62, 63 

Self-denial 64, 65 

Longing 66-70 

Joy 71-75 

Love 76-80 

The Last Things. 
H. 81-95. 

Death 81-85 

Resurrection 86-89 

Judgment , 90, 91 

Eternal Life 92-95 

Times and Seasons. 
H. 96-104. 

Morning and Evening 96-99 

The Seasons 100 

New Year 101 

Spring 102 

Harvest 103 

National Festivals 104 

Doxologies. 

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HYMNS. 



GOD. 

Praise and Adoration. 

Hymn 1. L. M. 

1 "DEFORE Jehovah's awful throne 
Ji) Ye nations bow with sacred joy; 
Know that the Lord is God alone ; 

He can create, and He destroy. 

2 His sovereign power, without our aid, 

Made us of clay, and formed us men; 
And when like wandering sheep we strayed, 
He brought us to His fold again. 

3 "We are His people, we His care ; 

Our souls, and all our mortal frame ; 
What lasting honors shall we rear, 
Almighty Maker, to Thy name ? 

4 "We '11 crowd Thy gates with thankful songs, 

High as the heavens our voices raise ; 
And Earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 
Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise. 

5 Wide as the world is Thy command, 

Vast as eternity Thy love ; 
Firm as a rock Thy truth shall stand, 
When rolling years shall cease to move. 

Ps. c. — Watts. 
Hymn 2. C. M. 

1 QING- to the Lord Jehovah's name, 
O And in His strength rejoice ; 
When His salvation is our theme, 
Exalted be our voice. 

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HYMNS. 

2 With thanks approach His awful sight, 

And psalms of honor sing : 
The Lord 's a God of boundless might, 
The whole creation's King. 

3 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, 

Lies in His spacious hand; 
He fixed the sea what bounds to keep, 
And where the hills must stand. 

4 Come, and with humble souls adore, 

Come, kneel before His face ; 
O may the creatures of His power 

Be children of His grace ! Ps. xcv. — WATTS. 

Hymn 3. 7s. 

1 A LL ye nations, praise the Lord, 
j\. All ye lands, your voices raise ; 
Heaven and earth, with loud accord, 

Praise the Lord, forever praise. 

2 For His truth and mercy stand, 

Past and present, and to be, 
Like the years of His right hand 
Like His own eternity. 

3 Praise Him, ye who know His love, 

Praise Him from the depths beneath ; 
Praise Him in the heights above ; 
Praise your Maker, all that breathe. 

Montgomery. 



GOD THE FATHER 

His Attributes. 

Hymn 4. C. M. 

1 r\ REAT God, how infinite art Thou ! 
VX What worthless worms are we ! 
" Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to Thee. 



HYMNS. 5 

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, 

Ere seas or stars were made; 
Thou art the ever-living God, 
Were all the nations dead. 

3 Eternity, with all its years, 

Stands present in Thy view; 
To Thee there's nothing old appears — 
Great God, there's nothing new. 

4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, 

And vexed with trifling cares; 
While Thine eternal thoughts move on 
Thine undisturbed affairs. 

5 Great God, how infinite art Thou ! 

What worthless worms are we ! 
Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to Thee. Watts. 



Hymn 5. C. M. 

1 rnHE Lord descended from above, 

JL And bowed the heavens most high; 
And underneath His feet He cast 
The darkness of the sky. 

2 On cherub and on cherubim 

Full royally He rode; 
And on the wings of mighty winds 
Came flying all abroad. 

3 And like a den most dark He made 

His hid and secret place; 
With waters black and airy clouds 
Encompassed he was. 

4 He sat serene upon the floods, 

Their fury to restrain; 
And He a sovereign Lord and King 

For evermore shall reign. Ps. xviii. — Sternhold. 



HYMNS. 

Hymn 6. L. M. 

1 T ORD, Thou hast searched and seen me through; 
_Li Thine eye commands, with piercing view. 

My rising and my resting hours, 

My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 

2 My thoughts, before they are my own, 
Are to my God distinctly known ; 

He knows the words I mean to speak 
Ere from my opening lips they break. 

3 Within Thy circling power I stand ; 
On every side I find Thy hand ; 
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 

I am surrounded still with God. 

4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! 
What large extent ! what lofty height ! 
My soul, with all the powers I boast, 
Is in the boundless prospect lost. 

5 may these thoughts possess my breast, 
Where'er I rove, where'er I rest, 

Nor let my weaker passions dare 

Consent to sin, for God is there. Ps. cxxxix. — Watts. 

Hymn 7. C. M. 

1 TTOLY and reverend is the name 
J— L Of our eternal King; 
"Thrice holy," Lord, the angels cry; 

"Thrice holy," let us sing. 

2 Holy is He in all His works, 

And truth is His delight; 
But sinners and their wicked ways 
Shall perish from His sight. 

3 The deepest reverence of the mind, 

Pay, my soul, to God; 
Lift, with thy hands, a holy heart 
To His sublime abode. 

4 With sacred awe pronounce His name, 

Whom words nor thoughts can reach; 
A broken heart shall please Him more 
Than the best forms of speech. 



HYMNS. 



5 Thou holy God ! preserve my soul 
From all pollution free ; 
The pure in heart arc Thy delight, 

And they Thy face shall see. Needham. 



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Creation. 

Hymn 8. C. M. 

SING th' almighty power of God, 
That made the mountains rise, 
That spread the flowing seas abroad, 
And built the lofty skies. 

2 I sing the wisdom that ordained 

The sun to rule the day; 
The moon shines full at His command, 
And all the stars obey. 

3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, 

That filled the earth with food ; 
He formed the creatures with His word, 
And then pronounced them good. 

I Lord ! how Thy wonders are displayed 
Where'er I turn mine eye ! 
If I survey the ground I tread, 
Or gaze upon the sky ! 

5 There 's not a plant or flower below 

But makes Thy glories known; 
And clouds arise, and tempests blow, 
By order from Thy throne. 

6 Creatures that borrow life from Thee 

Are subject to Thy care; 
There 's not a place where we can flee, 
But God is present there. 



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Providence. 

Hymn 9. C. M. 

OD ! my supporter and my hope, 



My help forever near, 
Thine arm of mercy held me up, 
When sinking in despair. 



§ HYMNS. 

2 Thy counsels, Lord ! shall guide my feet, 

Through this dark wilderness : 
Thy hand conduct me near Thy seat, 
To dwell before Thy face. 

3 Were I in heaven without my God, 

; T would be no joy to me; 
And while this earth is my abode, 
I long for none but Thee. 

4 What if the springs of life were broke, 

And flesh and heart should faint ? 
God is my soul's eternal rock, 
The strength of every saint. 

5 But to draw near to Thee, my God ! 

Shall be my sweet employ : 
My tongue shall sound Thy works abroad, 
And tell the world my joy. 

Ps. lxxiii. — Watts. 

Hymn 10. S. M. 

1 rpHE Lord my Shepherd is, 
X I shall be well supplied; 
Since He is mine, and I am His, 

What can I want beside ? 

2 He leads me to the place 

Where heavenly pasture grows, 
Where living waters gently pass, 
And full salvation flows. 

3 If e'er I go astray, 

He doth my soul reclaim, 
And guides me in His own right way, 
For His most holy name. 

4 While He affords His aid, 

I cannot yield to fear; 
Though I should walk thro' death's dark shade, 
My Shepherd 's with me there 

5 Amid surrounding foes 

Thou dost my table spread, 
My cup with blessings overflows, 
And joy exalts my head'. 



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6 The bounties of Thy love 

Shall crown my following days ; 

Nor from Thy house will I remove, 

Nor cease to speak Thy praise. 

Ps. xxiii. — Watts. 



GOD THE SON. 

His Divinity. 

Hymn 11. L. M. 

1 Tj^KE the blue heavens were stretch' d abroad, 
J_J From everlasting was the Word; 

With God He was; the Word was God, 
And must divinely be adored. 

2 By His own power were all things made; 

By Him supported all things stand; 
He is the whole creation's head, 
And angels fly at His command. 

3 But lo ! He leaves those heavenly forms, 

The Word descends and dwells in clay, 
That He may converse hold with worms, 
Dressed in such feeble flesh as they. 

4 Mortals with joy beheld His face, 

The eternal Father's only Son : 
How full of truth, how full of grace, 
When thro' His flesh the Godhead shone 

5 Archangels leave their high abode, 

To learn new mysteries here, and tell 
The love of our descending God, 

The glories of Immanuel. WATTS. 

Hymn 12. L. M. 

1 T) RIGHT King of glory, dreadful God, 
JD Our spirits bow before Thy seat; 
To Thee we lift a humble thought, 
And worship at Thine awful feet. 
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10 HYMNS. 

2 Thy power has formed. Thy wisdom sways, 
All nature with a sovereign word; 
And the bright world of stars obeys 
The will of their superior Lord. 

8 Mercy and truth unite in one, 

And, smiling, sit at Thy right hand; 
Eternal justice guards Thy throne, 

And vengeance waits Thy dread command. 

4 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, 

Stand round the glorious Deity; 
But who, among the sons of light, 
Pretends comparison with Thee ? 

5 Yet there is One, of human frame, 

Jesus, arrayed in flesh and blood, 
Thinks it no robbery to claim 
A full equality with God. 

6 Their glory shines with equal beams, 

Their essence is for ever one; 
Though they are known by different names, 
The Father God, and God the Son. 

7 Then let the name of Christ, our King, 

With equal honors be adored; 
His praise let every angel sing, 

And all the nations own the Lord. Watts. 



His Incarnation. 
Hymn 13. 8s & 7s. 

1 TTARK ! what mean those holy voices, 
XI Sweetly sounding through the skies 
Lo ! tV angelic host rejoices ; 

Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 

2 Hear them tell the wondrous story, 

Hear them chant in hymns of joy: — 
Glory in the highest, glory ! 
Glory be to God most high ! 

3 " Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, 

Reaching far as man is found; 
Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven I" — 
Loud our golden harps shall sound. 



HYMNS. 11 

4 "Christ is born, the great Anointed; 

Heaven and earth His praises sing! 
receive whom God appointed, 

For your Prophet, Priest, and King! 

5 " Haste, ye mortals, to adore Him ; 

Learn His name, and taste His joy; 
Till in heaven ye sing before Him — 
' Glory be to God most high V " 

Hymn 14. C. M. 

1 TOY to the world, the Lord is come ! 
J Let earth receive her King; 

Let every heart prepare Him room, 
And heaven and nature sing. 

2 Joy to the earth — the Saviour reigns ; 

Let men their songs employ; 
While fields and floods — rocks, hills and plains 
Repeat the sounding joy. 

3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, 

Nor thorns infest the ground; 
He comes to make His blessings flow 
Far as the curse is found. 

4 He rules the world with truth and grace, 

And makes the nations prove 
The glories of His righteousness, 

And wonders of His love. Ps. xcviii. — Watts. 

Hymn 15. C. M. 

1 TYEAREST of all the names above, 
\J My Jesus and my God, 

Who can resist Thy heavenly love, 
Or trifle with Thy blood? 

2 'Tis by the merits of Thy death 

The Father smiles again; 
'Tis by Thine interceding breath 
The Spirit dwells with men. 

3 Till God in human flesh I see, 

My thoughts no comfort find; 
The holy, just and sacred Three 
Are terrors to my mind. 



12 HYMNS. 

4 But if Immanuel's face appear, 

My hope, my joy begins; 
His name forbids my slavish fear, 
His grace removes my sins. 

5 While Jews on their own law rely, 

And Greeks of wisdom boast, 
I love th' Incarnate Mystery, 

And there I fix my trust. Watts. 



His Life and Character. 
Eymn 16. C. M. 

1 TTARK the glad sound ! the Saviour comes ! 
XX The Saviour promised long : 

Let every heart prepare a throne, 
And every voice a song. 

2 On Him the Spirit, largely poured, 

Exerts His sacred fire; 
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love 
His holy breast inspire. 

3 He comes the prisoners to release, 

In Satan's bondage held; 
The gates of brass before Him burst, 
The iron fetters yield. 

4 He comes from thickest films of vice, 

To clear the inward sight; 
And on the eyes obscured by sin, 
To pour celestial light. 

5 He comes the broken heart to bind, 

The bleeding soul to cure; 
And with the treasures of His grace, 
To enrich the humble poor. 

6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace, 

Thy welcome shall proclaim, 
And heaven's eternal arches ring 

With Thy beloved name. Doddridge. 

Hymn 17. L. M. 
1 "|\/I"Y dear Redeemer and my Lord, 
JjLL I read my . duty in Thy word : 
But in Thy life the law appears, 
Drawn out in living characters. 



HYMNS. 13 

2 Such was Thy truth, and such Thy zeal, 
Such deference to Thy Father's will, 
Such love, and meekness so divine, 

I would transcribe, and make them mine. 

3 Cold mountains and the midnight air 
Witnessed the fervor of Thy prayer; 
The desert Thy temptations knew, 
Thy conflict and Thy victory too. 

4 Be Thou my pattern; make me bear 
More of Thy gracious image here; 

Then God, the judge, shall own my name 

Among the followers of the Lamb. Watts. 

Ihjmn 18. C. M. 

1 TTOSANNA to t ] ie roya i g on 
XI Of David's ancient line ! 
His natures two, His person one, 

Mysterious and divine. 

2 The root of David, here we find, 

And offspring is the same; 
Eternity and time are joined 
In our Immanuel's name 

3 Blest He that comes to wretched men, 

With peaceful news from heaven; 
Hosannas of the highest strain 
To Christ the Lord be given. 

4 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take 

Th' hosanna on their tongues, 
Lest rocks and stones should rise, and break 

Their silence into songs. Watts. 



His Sufferings and Death. 
Hymn 19. H. M. 

1 II IT ANY woes had Christ endured 
JAjL Many sore temptations met, 
Patient and to pains enured; 

But the sorest trial yet 
Was to be endured in thee, 
Gloomy, sad Gethsemane ! 
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2 There my God bore all my guilt : 

This through grace can be believed; 

But the torments which He felt 
Are too vast to be conceived: 

None can penetrate through thee, 

Doleful, dark Gethsemane ! 

8 All my sins against my God — 

All my sins against His laws — 
All my sins against His blood — 

All my sins against His cause — 
Sins as boundless as the sea ! 
Hide me, Gethsemane ! 

4 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
One almighty God of love, 
Praised by all the heavenly host, 
In Thy shining courts above — 
We poor sinners, gracious Three^ 
Praise Thee for Gethsemane. Hart. 

Hymn 20. 7s & 6s. 

1 A SACRED Head, now wounded, 

\J With grief and shame weighed down; 
Now scornfully surrounded 

With thorns, Thine only crown ; 
sacred Head, what glory, 

What bliss till now was Thine! 
Yet though despised and gory, 

I joy to call Thee mine. 

2 noblest brow, and dearest, 

In other days the world 
All feared when Thou appearedst; 

What shame on Thee is hurled ! 
How art Thou pale with anguish, 

With sore abuse and scorn ! 
How does that visage languish, 

Which once was bright as morn! 

3 What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered, 

Was all for sinners' gain: 
Mine, mine was the transgression 
But Thine the deadly pain. 



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Lo, here I fall, my Saviour! 

'Tis I deserves Thy place; 
Look on me with Thy favor, 

Vouchsafe to me Thy grace. 

4 What language shall I borrow, 

To thank Thee, dearest Friend, 
For this Thy dying sorrow, 

Thy pity without end ! 
O make me Thine forever, 

And should I fainting be, 
Lord, let me never, never, 

Outlive my love to Thee. 

5 If I, a wretch, should leave Thee 

Jesus, leave not me; 
In faith may I receive Thee, 

"When death shall set me free. 
When strength and comfort languish, 

And I must hence depart, 
Release me then from anguish, 

By Thine own wounded heart. 

6 And when I am departing, 

part not Thou from me ! 
When mortal pangs are darting, 

Come, Lord, and set me free ! 
And when my heart must languish, 

Amid the final throe, 
Release me from mine anguish, 

By Thine own pain and woe ! 

Gerhardt. — Alexander 

Hymn 21. L. M. 

1 "TTTHEN I survey the wondrous cross, 

YY On which the Prince of glory died, 
My richest gain I count but loss, 
And pour contempt on all my pride. 

2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 

Save in the death of Christ, my God : 
All the vain things that charm me most, 

1 sacrifice them to His blood. 



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3 See, from His head, His hands, His feet, 

Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! 
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, 
Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 

4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, 

That were a present far too small : 
Love so amazing, so divine, 

Demands my soul, my life, my all. Watts. 



His Resurrection. 

Hymn 22. H. M. 

1 "Y^ES, the Redeemer rose, 

X The Saviour left the dead; 
And o'er our hellish foes 

High raised His conquering head; 
In wild dismay, the guards around 
Fall to the ground, and sink away. 

2 Lo ! the angelic bands 

In full assembly meet, 
To wait His high commands, 

And worship at His feet; 
Joyful they come, and wing their way, 
From realms of day to Jesus' tomb. 

3 Then back to heaven they fly, 

The joyful news to bear : 
Hark ! as they soar on high, 

What music fills the air! 
Their anthems say, " Jesus, who bled, 
Has left the dead; He rose to-day." 

4 Ye mortals, catch the sound, 

Redeemed by Him from hell : 
And send the echo round 

The globe, on which you dwell; 
Transported cry, " Jesus who bled, 
Hath left the dead, no more to die." 

5 All hail, triumphant Lord, 

Who sav'st us with Thy blood ! 
Wide be Thy name adored, 

Thou rising, reigning Grod; 
With Thee we rise, with Thee we reign, 
And empires gain, beyond the skies, Doddridge. 



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Hymn 23. 7s. 

1 II /TORNING breaks upon the tomb, 
JjlL Jesus scatters all its gloom; 
Day of triumph — through the skies 
See the glorious Saviour rise ! 

2 Ye, who are of death afraid, 
Triumph in the scattered shade ; 
Drive your anxious cares away; 
See the place where Jesus lay ! 

3 Still for us He intercedes, 

His prevailing death He pleads; 
Near Himself prepares our place, 
Great Forerunner of our race. 

4 Christian ! dry your flowing tears, 
Chase your unbelieving fears ; 
Look on His deserted grave; 
Doubt no more His power to save. 



His Ascension. 
Eijmn 24. L.M. 

1 /^VUR Lord is risen from the dead, 
\J Our Jesus is gone up on high; 
The powers of hell are captive led, 

Dragged to the portals of the sky. 

2 There His triumphal chariot waits, 

And angels chant the solemn lay : 
" Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! 
Ye everlasting doors ! give way." 

3 Loose all your bars of massy light, 

And wide unfold th' ethereal scene; 
He claims these mansions as His right; 
Receive the Kiug of glory in. 

4 " Who is the King of glory, who ? " — 

The Lord that all our foes o'ercame; 

That sin, and death, and hell o'erthrew; 

And Jesus is the Conqueror's name. 

5 Lo ! His triumphal chariot waits, 

And angels chant the solemn lay: — 
" Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! 
Ye everlasting doors ! give way/' 



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18 HYMNS. 

6 " Who is the King of glory, who ? " 

The Lord of boundless power possessed; 
The King of saints and angels too; 
God over all, forever blessed. C. Wesley. 



Hymn 25. 7s. 

AIL the day that sees Him rise, 
Glorious, to His native skies ! 
Christ, awhile to mortals given, 
Enters now the °;ates of heaven. 



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2 There the glorious triumph waits; 
Lift your heads, eternal gates ! 
Christ hath vanquished death and sin ; 
Take the King of glory in. 

3 See, the heaven its Lord receives ! 
Yet He loves the earth He leaves : 
Though returning to His throne, 
Still He calls mankind His own. 

4 Still for us He intercedes, 

His prevailing death He pleads; 
Near Himself prepares our place, 
Great Forerunner of our race. 

5 What, though parted from our sight, 
Far above yon starry height; 
Thither our affections rise, 

Following Him beyond the skies. Madan. 



His Exaltation. 
Hymn 26. C. M. 

1 TJOSANNA to the Prince of light, 
JLJL Who clothed Himself in clay; 
Entered the iron gates of death, 

And tore the bars away. 

2 See how the Conqueror mounts aloft, 

And to His Father flies, 
With scars of honor in His flesh 
And triumph in His eyes. 



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3 Raise your devotion, mortal tongues, 

To reacli His blessed abode; 
Sweet be the accents of your songs 
To our incarnate God. 

4 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings, 

Your sweetest voices raise; 
Let heaven, and all created things, 

Sound our Immanuel's praise. Watts. 

Hymn 27. 7s, 6 lines. 

1 r\ LORY, glory to our King ! 

VJT Crowns unfading wreathe His head; 
Jesus is the name we sing — 
Jesus, risen from the dead; 
Jesus, Conqueror o'er the grave; 
Jesus, mighty now to save. 

2 Now behold Him high enthroned, 

Glory beaming from His face, 
By adoring angels owned, 

God of holiness and grace : 
for hearts and tongues to sing, 
Glory, glory to our King! Kelly. 



His Intercession. 

Hymn 28. 8s and 7s. 

1 TTAIL, thou once despised Jesus ! 
LJ_ Crowned in mockery a King ! 
Thou didst suffer to release us; 

Thou didst free salvation bring. 
Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, 

Bearer of our sin and shame ! 
By Thy merits we find favor; 

Life is given through Thy name. 

2 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, 

There forever to abide; 
All the heavenly hosts adore Thee, 

Seated at Thy Father's side: 
There for sinners Thou art pleading; 

There Thou dost our place prepare 
Ever for us interceding, 

Till in glory we appear. 



20 HYMNS. 

S "Worship, honor, power, and blessing 

Tbou art worthy to receive; 
Loudest praises, without ceasing, 

Meet it is for us to give. 
Help, ye bright angelic spirits; 

Bring your sweetest, noblest lays; 
Help to sing our Saviour's merits; 

Help to chant Immanuel's praise. Bakewell. 

Hymn 29. H. M. 

1 TOIN all the glorious names 

t) Of wisdom, love, and power, 

That ever mortals knew, 
That angels ever bore; 
All are too mean to speak his worth, 
Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 

2 Great Prophet of our God ! 

Our tongues would bless Thy name; 
By Thee the joyful news 

Of our salvation came; 
The joyful news of sins forgiven, 
Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven. 

3 Jesus, our great High-Priest, 

Offered His blood, and died; 
My guilty conscience needs 

No sacrifice beside; 
His powerful blood did once atone, 
And now it pleads before the throne. 

4 thou almighty Lord, 

Our Conqueror and our King ! 
Thy sceptre and Thy sword, 

Thy reigning grace we sing; 
Thine is the power. Behold, we sit, 
In willing bonds, beneath Thy feet. Watts. 

The Saviour. 
Bymn 30. L. M. 
1 TESUS, thou spring of joys divine, 

J Whence all our hopes and comforts flow 
Jesus, no other name but Thine, 
Can save us from eternal woe. 



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2 In vain would boasting reason find 

The way to happiness and God; 
Her weak directions leave the mind 
Bewildered in a dubious road. 

3 No other name will heaven approve; 

Thou art the true, the living way, 
Ordained by everlasting love, 

To the bright realms of endless day. 

4 Safe lead us through this world of night, 

And bring us to the blissful plains, 
The regions of unclouded light, 
Where perfect joy for ever reigns. 

Hymn 31. C. M. 

1 npHE Saviour ! what endless charms 
JL Dwell in the blissful sound ! 

Its influence every fear disarms, 
And spreads sweet comfort round. 

2 Here pardon, life, and joys divine, 

In rich effusion flow, 
For guilty rebels lost in sin, 
And doomed to endless woe. 

3 The Almighty Former of the skies, 

Stooped to our vile abode; 
While angels viewed with wondering eyes, 
And hailed th' incarnate God. 

4 the rich depths of love divine, 

Of bliss a boundless store ! 
Dear Saviour, let me call Thee mine; 
I cannot wish for more. 

5 On Thee alone my hope relies, 

Beneath Thy cross I fall : 

My Lord, my life, my sacrifice, 

My Saviour, and my all ! 

Bijmn 32. C. P. M. 

1 AH, could I speak the matchless worth, 

\J Oh, could I sound the glories forth 

Which in my Saviour shine ! 
I'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, 
And vie with Gabriel while he sings 

In notes almost divine. 
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2 I'd sing the precious blood lie spilt, 
My ransom from the dreadful guilt 

Of sin and wrath divine; 
I'd sing His glorious righteousness, 
In which all-perfect, heavenly dress, 

My soul shall ever shine. 

3 I'd sing the characters He bears, 
And all the forms of love He wears, 

Exalted on His throne : 
In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, 
I would to everlasting days 

Make all His glories known. 

4 Well, the delightful day will come 
"When my dear Lord will bring me home, 

And I shall see His face; 
Then with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, 
A blest eternity I'll spend, 
Triumphant in His grace. Medley. 

Hymn 33. C. M. 

1 f\ FOR a thousand tongues to sing 
\J My dear Redeemer's praise — 
The glories of my God and King, 

The triumphs of His grace ! 

2 My gracious Master and my God, 

Assist me to proclaim, 
To spread through all the earth abroad, 
The honors of Thy name. 

3 Jesus ! the name that calms our fears, 

That bids our sorrows cease ; 
'T is music in the sinner's ears; 
'T is life, and health, and peace. 

4 He breaks the power of reigning sin; 

He sets the prisoner free; 
His blood can make the foulest clean; 

His blood availed for me. C. Wesley. 

Hymn 34. C. M. 
1 A LL hail ! the power of Jesus' name ! 
JJl Let angels prostrate fall, 
Bring forth the royal diadem, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 



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2 Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, 

Who fixed this floating ball; 
Now hail the strength of Israel's might, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

3 Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God, 

Who from His altar call ; 
Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

4 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, 

Ye ransomed from the fall, 
Hail Him, who saves you by His grace, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

5 Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line, 

Whom David, Lord, did call; 
The God incarnate ! Man divine ! 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

6 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget 

The wormwood and the gall : 
Go, spread your trophies at His feet, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

7 Let every kindred, every tribe, 

On this terrestrial ball, 
To Him all majesty ascribe, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

8 that with yonder sacred throng, 

We at His feet may fall; 
We'll join the everlasting song, 

And crown Him Lord of all. Duncan. 



21 HYMNS. 

GOD THE HOLT GHOST. 

Outpouring of the Spirit. 

Hymn 35. L. M. 

1 TH TERN AL Spirit, we confess 

I i And sing the wonders of Thy grace: 
Thy power conveys our blessings down 
From God the Father and the Son. 

2 Enlightened by Thy heavenly ray, 
Our shades and darkness turn to day; 
Thine inward teachings make us know, 
Our danger and our refuge, too. 

3 Thy power and glory work within, 
And break the chains of reigning sin; 
Do our imperious lusts subdue, 

And form our wretched hearts anew. 

4 The troubled conscience knows Thy voice, 
Thy cheering words awake our joys; 
Thy words allay the stormy wind, 

And calm the surges of the mind. Watts. 

Hymn 36. L. M. 

1 A SPIRIT of the living God, 
\J In all Thy plenitude of grace, 
"Where'er the foot of Man hath trod, 

Descend on our apostate race. 

2 Give tongues of fire, and hearts of love, 

To preach the reconciling word; 
Give power and unction from above, 
Where'er the joyful sound is heard. 

3 Be darkness, at Thy coming, light; 

Confusion — order, in Thy path; 
Souls without strength inspire with might; 
Bid mercy triumph over wrath. 

4 Baptize the nations; far and nigh 

The triumphs of the cross record; 
The name of Jesus glorify, 

Till every kindred call Hhn Lord. 



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5 Spirit of the Lord ! prepare 

All the round earth her God to meet; 
Breathe Thou abroad like morning air, 



Till hearts of stone begin to beat. 



Montgomery. 



THE HOLY TRINITY. 



Hymn 37. L. M. 

HOLY, holy, holy Lord ! 
Bright in Thy deeds and in Thy name, 
Forever be Thy name adored, 

Thy glories let the world proclaim ! 



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2 Jesus, Lamb once crucified 

To take our load of sins away, 
Thine be the hymn that rolls its tide 
Aloug the realms of upper day ! 

3 Holy Spirit from above, 

In streams of light and glory giv'n, 
Thou source of ecstacy and love, 

Thy praises ring through earth and heav'n. 

4 God Triune, to Thee we owe 

Our every thought, our every song; 
And ever may Thy praises flow 

From saint and seraph's burning tongue 

J. W. Eastburne. 

Hymn 38. C. M. 

1 T ET them neglect Thy glory, Lord, 
JLi Who never knew Thy grace; 
But our loud songs shall still record 

The wonders of Thy praise. 

2 We raise our shouts, God, to Thee, 

And send them to Thy throne; 
All glory to the United Three, 
The Undivided One. 
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26 HYMNS. 

3 'Twas Ho, and we'll adore His name, 

That formed ns by a word; 
'Tis He restores our ruined frame; 
Salvation to the Lord ! 

4 Hosanna ! let the earth and skies 

Repeat the joyful sound; 
Rocks, hills, and vales, reflect the voice 

In one eternal round. Watts. 



THE CHURCH 



Her Corner-Stone. 

Hymn 39. C. M. 

BEHOLD the sure foundation-stone, 
Which God in Zion lays, 
To build our heavenly hopes upon, 
And His eternal praise. 

Chosen of God, to sinners dear, 

How glorious is Thy name ! 
Saints trust their whole salvation here, 

Nor shall they suffer shame. 

The foolish builders, scribe and priest, 

Reject it with disdain; 
Firm on this Rock the Church shall rest, 

And envy rage in vain. 

What though the gates of hell withstood, 

Yet must this building rise; 
; Tis Thine own work, Almighty God, 

And wondrous in our eyes. Ps. cxviii. — Watts. 



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The Communion of Saints. 

Hymn 40. S. M. 
LOVE Thy kingdom, Lord, 
The house of Thine abode; 
The Church our blest Redeemer saved 
With His own precious blood. 



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2 I love Thy Church, God I 

Her walls before Thee stand, 
Dear as the apple of Thine eye, 
And graven on Thy hand. 

3 If e'er to bless Thy sons, 

My voice or hands deny, 
These hands let useful skill forsake, 
This voice in silence die. 

4 If e'er my heart forget 

Her welfare, or her woe, 
Let every joy this heart forsake, 
And every grief o'erflow. 

t5 For her my tears shall fall ; 
For her my prayers ascend : 
To her my cares and toils be given, 
Till toils and cares shall end. 

6 Beyond my highest joy 

I prize her heavenly ways : 
Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 
Her hymns of love and praise. 

7 Jesus, thou Friend divine, 

Our Saviour and our King, 
Thy hand from every snare and foe 
Shall great deliverance bring. 

8 Sure as Thy truth shall last, 

To Zion shall be given 
The brightest glories earth can yield 

And brighter bliss of heaven. Dwight. 

Hymn 41. S. M. 

1 TAEAR Saviour, we are Thine 
\J By everlasting bands; 

Our hearts, our souls, we would resign 
Entirely to Thy hands. 

2 To Thee we still would cleave 

With ever-growing zeal; 
If millions tempt us Christ to leave, 
Oh, let them ne'er prevail. 



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Thy Spirit shall unite 

Our souls to Thee, our Head; 
Shall form us to Thy image bright, 

And teach Thy paths to tread. 

Death may our souls divide 

From these abodes of clay ; 
But love shall keep us near Thy side, 

Through all the gloomy way. 

Since Christ and we are one, 

Why should we doubt or fear? 
If He in heaven has lixed His throne, 

He'll fix his members there. Doddridge. 

Hymn 42. S. M. 

1 TTOW charming is the place 
JUL Where my Redeemer, God, 
Unveils the beauties of His face, 

And sheds His love abroad ! 

2 Not the fair palaces 

To which the great resort 
Are once to be compared with this, 
Where Jesus holds His court. 

3 Here, on the mercy-seat, 

With radiant glory crowned, 
Our joyful eyes behold Him sit, 
And smile on all around. 

4 To Him their prayers and cries 

Each humble soul presents; 
He listens to their broken sighs. 
And grants them all their wants. 

5 Give me, Lord, a place 

Within Thy blessed abode, 
Among the children of Thy grace, 

The servants of my God. Stennett. 



Her Triumphs. 
Hymn 43. C. M. 
1 T\AUGHTER of Zion, from the dust 
XJ Exalt thy fallen head; 
Again in thy Redeemer trust ? 
He calls thee from the dead. 



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2 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, 

Thy beautiful array; 
The day of freedom dawns at length, 
The Lord's appointed day. 

3 Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge, 

And send thy heralds forth ; 
Say to the south, " Give up thy charge, 
And keep not back, north!" 

4 They come, they come; Thine exiled bands, 

Where'er they rest or roam, 
Have heard Thy voice in distant lands, 
And hasten to their home. 

5 Thus, though the universe shall burn, 

And God his works destroy, 
With songs Thy ransomed shall return, 

And everlasting joy. Montgomery. 

Hymn 44. L. M. 

1 TESTIS shall reign where'er the sun 
t) Does his successive journeys run ; 
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 



Till moons shall wax and wane 



no more. 



2 For Him shall endless prayer be made, 
And endless praises crown His head; 
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise 
With every morning sacrifice. 

3 People and realms of every tongue 
Dwell on His love with sweetest son^r : 
And infant voices shall proclaim 
Their early blessings on His name. 

4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns; 
The joyful prisoner bursts his chains, 
The weary find eternal rest, 

And all the sons of want are blest. 

5 Where He displays His healing power, 
Death and the curse are known no more: 
In Him the tribes of Adam boast 

More blessings than their father lost. 
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6 Let every creature rise and bring 
Peculiar honors to our King; 
Angels descend with songs again, 
And earth repeat the loud amen. 

Ps. lxxii. — Watts. 

Hymn 45. 7s. 

1 TTARK ! the song of jubilee, 
J-JL Loud as mighty thunders roar, 
Or the fullness of the sea, 

When it breaks upon the shore ! 

2 See, Jehovah's banner furled; 

Sheathed His sword: — He speaks — 'tis done! 
Now the kingdoms of this world 
Are the kingdom of His Son. 

3 He shall reign, from pole to pole 

With supreme, unbounded sway; 
He shall rei«;n when, like a scroll, 
Yonder heavens have passed away. 

4 Hallelujah', for the Lord 

G-od omnipotent shall reign ; 
Hallelujah! — let the word 

Echo round the earth and main. 

5 Hallelujah ! hark ! the sound, 

From the centre to the skies, 
Wakes, above, beneath, around, 

All creation's harmonies. Montgomery. 



THE MEANS OF GRACE 

The Lord's Day. 

Hymn 46. C. M. 

1 T ORD ! in the morning Thou shalt hear 
I i My voice ascending high; 
To Thee will I direct my prayer, 
To Thee lift up mine eye. 



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Up to the hills where Christ is gone 
To plead for all His saints, 

Presenting at His Father's throne 
Our songs and our complaints. 

Thou art a God before whose sight 
The wicked shall not stand ; 

Sinners shall ne'er be Thy delight, 
Nor dwell at Thy right hand. 

But to Thy house will I resort, 
To taste Thy mercies there ; 

I will frequent Thy holy court. 
And worship in Thy fear. 

Oh ! may Thy Spirit guide my feet, 

In ways of righteousness; 
Make every path of duty straight, 

And plain before my face. Pg 



Watts. 



Hymn 47. C. M. 

1 rpIIIS is the day the Lord hath made, 
JL He calls the hours His own ; 

Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, 
And praise surround the throne. 

2 To-day He rose and left the dead, 

And Satan's empire fell; 
To-day the saints His triumph spread, 
And all His wonders tell. 

3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, 

To David's holy Son; 
Help us, Lord — descend and bring 
Salvation from Thy throne. 

4 Blessed be the Lord who comes to men 

With messages of grace; 
Who comes in God His Father's name 
To save our sinful race. 

5 Hosanna in the highest strains 

The church on earth can raise; 
The highest heavens in which He reigns 
Shall give Him nobler praise. 



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Hymn 48. L. M. 

1 mHINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, 
JL But there's a nobler rest above; 

To that our longing souls aspire, 
With cheerful hope, and strong desire. 

2 No more fatigue, no more distress, 

Nor sin, nor death shall reach the place; 
No groans shall mingle with the songs 
Which warble from immortal tongues. 

3 No rude alarms of raging foes, 
No cares to break the long repose, 

No midnight shade — no clouded sun — 
But sacred, high, eternal noon. 

4 long expected day, begin; 
Dawn on this world of woe and sin : 
Fain would we leave this weary road, 

And sleep in death, and rest in God. Doddridge. 



The Word of God. 
Hymn 49. L. M. 

1 rpHE heavens declare Thy glory, Lord ! 

JL In every star Thy wisdom shines; 
But when our eyes behold Thy word, 
We read Thy name in fairer lines. 

2 The rolling sun, the changing light, 

And night and day Thy power confess; 
But the blest volume Thou hast writ 
Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace. 

3 Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise 

Bound the whole earth, and never stand; 
So, when Thy truth began its race, 
It touched and glanced on every land. 

4 Nor shall Thy spreading Gospel rest 

Till through the world Thy truth has run; 
Till Christ has all the nations blessed 
That see the light, or feel the sun. 



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5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise; 

Bless the dark world with heavenly light J 
Thy Gospel makes the simple wise, 

Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right. 

6 Thy noblest wonders here we view 

In souls renewed, and sins forgiven ; 
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, 

And make Thy word my guide to heaven. 

Ps.'xix. — Watts. 



Prayer. 
Hymn 50. L. M. 

1 T7UIOM every stormy wind that blows, 
JL From every swelling tide of woes, 
There is a calm, a sure retreat, 

'T is found beneath the mercy-seat. 

2 There is a place where Jesus sheds 
The oil of gladness on our heads, 
A place of all on earth most sweet; 
It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 

3 There is a scene where spirits blend, 
Where friend holds fellowship with friend, 
Though sundered far, by faith we meet 
Around one common mercy-seat. 

4 There, there, on eagle wings we soar, 
And sense and sin becloud no more; 

And heaven comes down our souls to greet, 
And glory crowns the mercy-seat. 

5 Oh ! let my hand forget her skill, 
My tongue be silent, cold, and still, 
This throbbing heart forget to beat, 

If I forget the mercy-seat. Stowell. 



Baptism. 
Hymn 51. C. M. 

1 QEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, 
O With all-engaging charms; 
Hark ! how He calls the tender lambs, 
And folds them in His arms! 
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2 "Permit them to approach/' He cries, 

"Nor scorn their humble name; 
It was to bless such souls as these 
The Lord of angels came/ 7 

3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful bands, 

And yield them up to Thee; 
Joyful that we ourselves are Thine, 

Thine let our offspring be ! Doddridge 

Hymn 52. 7s. 

1 T) OCK of Ages, cleft for me, 
JL V Let me hide myself in Thee ! 
Let the water and the blood 
From Thy riven side which flowed, 
Be of sin the double cure, 

Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 

2 Not the labors of my hands 
Can fulfil Thy law's demands : 
Could my zeal no respite know, 
Could my tears forever flow, 
All for sin could not atone ; 
Thou must save, and Thou alone ! 

3 Nothiug in my hand I bring; 
Simply to Thy cross I cling; 
Naked, come to Thee for dress; 
Helpless, look to Thee for grace; 
Foul, I to Thy fountain fly; 
Wash me, Saviour, or I die ! 

4 While I draw this fleeting breath, 
When my eyelids close in death, 
When I soar to worlds unknown, 
See Thee on Thy judgment-throne, 
Kock of Ages, cleft for me, 

Let me hide myself in Thee. TofLADY. 



Confirmation. 
Hymn 53. L. M. 
1 f~\ HAPPY day that stays my choice 
VJ On Thee, my Saviour, and my God ! 
Well may this glowing heart rejoice, 
And tell its raptures all abroad. 



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2 0, happy bond that seals my tows 

To Him who merits all my love! 
Let cheerful anthems fill the house, 
While to His altar now I move. 

3 'T is done — the great transaction 's done ; 

I am my Lord's, and He is mine; 
He drew me, and I followed on, 
Charmed to confess the voice divine. 

4 Now rest my long-divided heart ! 

Fixed on this blissful centre, rest; 
Here have I found a nobler part, 

Here heavenly pleasures fill my breast. 

5 High Heaven, that hears the solemn vow, 

That vow renewed, shall daily hear; 
Till, in life's latest hour, I bow, 

And bless in death a bond so dear. Doddridge. 



The Lord's Supper. 
Hymn 54. L. M. 

1 'mWAS on that dark, that doleful night, 

X When powers of earth and hell arose 
Against the Son of God's delight, 

And friends betray' d Him to His foes: 

2 Before the mournful scene began, 

He took the bread, and blest, and brake; 
What love through all His actions ran ! 
What wondrous words of grace He spake ! 

3 " This is my body broke fur sin ; 

Receive and eat the living food ;" 
Then took the cup, and blessed the wine : 
" 'Tis the new covenant in my blood." 

4 For us His flesh with nails was torn, 

He bore the scourge, He felt the thorn; 
And justice poured upon His head 
Its heavy vengeance in our stead. 

5 For us His vital blood was spilt, 

To buy the pardon of our guilt, 
When for black crimes of greatest size 
He gave His soul a sacrifice. 



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6 "Do this (He cried) till time shall end, 

In memory of your dying friend; 
Meet at my table, and record 

The love of your departed Lord." 

7 Jesus, Thy feast we celebrate, 

We show Thy death, we sing Thy name; 
Till Thou return, and we shall eat 

The marriage-supper of the Lamb. Watts. 

Hymn 55. 

1 "DREAD of heaven, on Thee we feed, 
A3 For Thy flesh is meat indeed 
Ever may our souls be fed, 

With the true and living 'Bread: 

a 

Day by day with strength supplied, 
Through the life of Him that died. 

2 Vine of heaven, Thy blood supplies 

This blest cup of sacrifice; 
'Tis Thy wounds our healing give; 

To Thy cross we look and live: 
Lord of life, let us be 

Booted, grounded, built on Thee. Pratt's Coll. 



Ordination. 
Hymn 56. L. M. 

• • ("\ 0, preach my Gospel," saith the Lord, 
VJT "Bid the whole earth My grace receive; 

He shall be saved that trusts My word ; 
And he condemned that won't believe. 

"I'll make your great commission known, 
And ye shall prove My Gospel true, 

By all the works that I have done, 
By all the wonders ye shall do. 

3 "Teach all the nations My commands; 
I'm with you till the world shall end; 
All power is trusted in My hands; 
I can destroy, and I defend." 



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4 He spake, and light shone round His head, 
On a bright cloud to heaven He rode; 
They to the furthest nations spread 
The grace of their ascended God. 



CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 

Penitence. 

Hymn 57. L.M. 

1 T OPiD, I am vile, conceived in sin, 
JLj And born unholy and unclean ; 
Sprung from the man, whose guilty fall 
Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 

2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, 
The seeds of sin grow up for death : 
Thy law demands a perfect heart — 
But we're denied in every part. 

3 Great God, create my heart anew, 
And form my spirit pure and true; 

No outward rites can make me clean — 
The leprosy lies deep within. 

4 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, 
Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, 
Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, 
Can wash the dismal stain away. 

5 Jesus, my God, Thy blood alone 
Hath power sufficient to atone : 

Thy blood can make me white as snow, 
No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 

6 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, 
Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease; 
Lord, let me hear Thy pardoning voice, 
And make my broken bones rejoice. 

Ps. li. — Watts. 
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38 HYMNS. 

Hymn 58. 7s. 

1 Q AVIOUR, when in dust to Thee 
O Low we bow th' adoring knee; 
When repentant, to the skies 
Scarce we lift our streaming eyes; 
O, by all Thy pains and woe, 
Suffered once for man below, 
Bending from Thy throne on high, 
Hear our solemn litany. 

2 By Thy birth and early years, 
By Thy human griefs and fears, 
By Thy fasting and distress 

In the lonely wilderness, 
By Thy vict'ry in the hour 
Of the subtle tempter's power; 
Jesus look with pitying eye, 
Hear our solemn litany. 

3 By Thine hour of dark despair, 
By Thine agony of prayer, 

By the purple robe of scorn, 

By Thy wounds, Thy crown of thorn, 

By Thy cross, Thy pangs and cries, 

By Thy perfect sacrifice : 

Jesus, look with pitying eye, 

Hear our solemn litany. 

4 By Thy deep expiring groan, 
By the scaled sepulchral stone, 
By Thy triumph o'er the grave, 
By Thy power from death to save : 
Mighty G-od, ascended Lord, 

To Thy throne in heaven restored, 

Prince and Saviour, hear our cry, 

Hear our solemn litany. Robert Grant. 



Eaith in Christ. 
Eijmn 59. S. M. 
1 1VJOT all the blood of beasts 
±X On Jewish altars slain, 
Could give the guilty conscience peace, 
Or wash away the stain. 



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2 But Christ, the heavenly Lainb, 

Takes all our sins away; 
A sacrifice of nobler name, 
And richer blood than they. 

3 My faith would lay her hand 

On that dear head of Thine, 
While like a penitent I stand, 
And there confess my sin. 

4 My soul looks back, to see 

The burdens Thou didst bear, 
When hanging on the cursed tree, 
And hopes her guilt was there. 

5 Believing, we rejoice 

To see the curse remove ; 
We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, 

And sing His bleeding love. Watts. 

Hymn 60. L. M. 

1 "VTO more, my God, I boast no more 
-LA Of all the duties I have done; 

I quit the hopes I held before, 
To trust the merits of Thy Son. 

2 Now for the love I bear His name, 

What was my gain, I count my loss; 
My former pride I call my shame, 
And nail my glory to His cross. 

3 Yes, and I must and will esteem 

All things but loss for Jesus' sake; 
Oh, may my soul be found in Him / 
And of His righteousness partake. 

4 The best obedience of my hands 

Dares not appear before Thy throne; 
But faith can answer Thy demands, 

By pleading what my Lord has done. Watts. 

Hymn 61. 7s. 

1 TESUS lives, and so shall I. 

J Death, thy sting is gone forever : 
He, who deigned for me to die, 
Lives, the bands of death to sever. 



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He shall raise me with the just: 
Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 

2 Jesus lives and reigns supreme; 

And, His kingdom still remaining, 
I shall also be with Him, 

Ever living, ever reigning. 
God has promised; be it must: 
Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 

3 Jesus lives, and God extends 

Grace to each returning sinner; 
Rebels He receives as friends, 

And exalts to highest honor. 
God is true as He is just; 
Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 

4 Jesus lives, and by His grace, 

Victory o'er my passions giving, 
I will cleanse my heart and ways, 

Ever to His glory living. 
The weak He raises from the dust: 
Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 

5 Jesus lives, and I am sure 

Naught shall e'er from Jesus sever: 
Satan's wiles, and Satan's power, 

Pain or pleasure, ye shall never ! 
Christian armor cannot rust : 
Jesus is my Hope and Trust. 

6 Jesus lives, and death is now 

But my entrance into glory. 
Courage ! then, my soul, for thou 

Hast a crown of life before thee; 
Thou shalt find thy hopes were just — 
Jesus is the Christian's Trust. Gellert. 



Hope and Trust in God. 

Hymn 62. S. M. 

1 "TTTHEN, overwhelmed with grief, 

VV My heart within me dies, 

Helpless, and far from all relief, 

To heaven I lift mine eyes. 



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2 Oh, lead me to the Rock 

That's high above my head, 
And make the covert of Thy wings 
My shelter and my shade. 

3 Within Thy presence, Lord, 

Forever I'll abide; 
Thou art the tower of my defence, 
The refuge where I hide. 

4 Thou givest me the lot 

Of those that fear Thy name; 
If endless life be their reward, 

I shall possess the same. Watts. 

Hymn 03. L. M. 

1 npHE tempter to my soul hath said, 

X "There is no help in God for thee;" 

Lord, lift Thou up Thy servant's head; 
My glory, shield, and solace be. 

2 Thus to the Lord I raised my cry : 

He heard me from His holy hill; 
At His command the waves rolled by; 
He beckoned, and the winds were still. 

3 I laid me down and slept — I woke — 

Thou, Lord, my spirit didst sustain ; 
Bright from the east the mornins: broke — 
Thy comforts rose on me again. 

4 I will not fear, though armed throngs 

Compass my steps in all their wrath; 
Salvation to the Lord belongs; 

His presence guards His people's path. 

Montgomery. 



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Self-Denial. 
Hymn 64. L. M. 
ROAD is the road that leads to death, 



And thousands walk together there; 
But wisdom shows a narrow path, 
With here and there a traveller. 



42 HYMNS. 

2 " Deny thyself, and take thy cross," 

Is the Redeemer's great command : 
Nature must count her gold but dross, 
If she would gain this heavenly land. 

3 The fearful soul that tires and faints, 

And walks the ways of God no more, 
Is but esteemed almost a saint, 

And makes his own destruction sure. 

4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain; 

Create my heart entirely new; 
Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, 

Which false apostates never knew. Watts. 



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Hymn 65. C. M. 

M I soldier of the cross ? 
A follower of the Lamb ? 
And shall I fear to own his cause, 
Or blush to speak His name? 

Must I be carried to the skies 

On flowery beds of ease, 
While others fought to win the prize, 

And sailed through bloody seas ? 

Are there no foes for me to face? 

Must I not stem the flood ? 
Is this vile world a friend to grace, 

To help me on to God? 

Sure I must fight, if I would reign; 

Increase my courage, Lord ! 
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, 

Supported by Thy word. 

Thy saints, in all this glorious war, 
Shall conquer, though they die; 

They view the triumph from afar, 
And seize it with their eye. 

When that illustrious day shall rise, 

And all Thy armies shine 
In robes of victory through the skies, 

The glory shall be Thine. Watts. 



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Longing. 
Eymn 66. S. M. 

1 T IKE Noah's weary dove, 

I i That soared the earth around, 
But not a resting-place above 
The cheerless waters found, 

2 Oh cease, my wandering soul, 

On restless wing to roam; 
All the wide world, to either pole, 
Has not for thee a home. 

3 Behold the Ark of God, 

Behold the open door ! 
Hasten to gain that dear abode, 
And rove, ray soul, no more. 

4 There safe Thou shalt abide, 

There sweet shall be thy rest, 
And every longing satisfied, 
With full salvation blessed. 

5 And when the waves of ire 

Again the earth shall fill, 
The Ark shall ride the sea of fire, 

Then rest on Zion's hill. Muhlenberg. 



Hymn 67. L. M. 

GOD, Thou art my God alone; 
Early to Thee my soul shall cry, 
Al pilgrim in a land unknown, 
A thirsty land, whose springs are dry. 



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2 Yet, through this rough and thorny maze 

I follow hard on Thee, my God; 
Thy hand unseen upholds my ways, 
I safely tread where Thou hast trod. 

3 Thee, in the watches of the night, 

When I remember on my bed, 
Thy presence makes the darkness light; 
Thy guardian wings are round my head. 



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4 Better than life itself Thy love, 
Dearer than all beside to me; 
For whom have I in heaven above, 

Or what on earth, compared with Thee? 

Montgomery. 

Hymn 68. 8s, 7s, & 4s. 

1 C\ UIDE me, thou great Jehovah, 
VX Pilgrim through this barren land; 
I am weak, but Thou art mighty, 

Hold me with Thy powerful hand : 

Bread of heaven ! 
Feed me, till I want no more 

2 Open now the crystal fountain, 

Whence the healing streams do flow; 
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar 

Lead me all my journey through; 

Strong Deliverer! 
Be Thou still my strength and shield. 

3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, 

Bid my anxious fears subside ; 
Death of death, and hell's Destruction, 
Land me safe on Canaan's side; 

Songs of praises 
I will ever give to Thee. Williams. 



Hymn 69. C. M. 

1 C\ FOB a closer walk with God! 
\j A calm and heav'nly frame ! 
A light to shine upon the road 

That leads me to the Lamb ! 

2 Where is the blessedness I knew 

When first I saw the Lord ? 
Where is the soul-refreshing view 
Of Jesus and His word ? 

3 W T hat peaceful hours I once enjoyed? 

How sweet their memory still ! 
But they have left an aching void 
The world can never fill. 



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3 Return, holy Dove, return 
Sweet messenger of rest; 
I hate the sins that made Thee mourn, 
And drove Thee from my breast. 

5 The dearest idol I have known, 
Whate'er that idol be, 
Help me to tear it from Thy throne, 
xVnd worship only Thee. 



6 So shall my walk be close with God, 
Calm and serene my frame; 
So purer light shall mark the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. 



COWPER. 



Hymn 70. C. M. 

1 pOME, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, 
\J With all Thy quickening powers, 
Kindle a flame of sacred love 
In these cold hearts of ours. 



2 Look ! how we grovel here below, 

Fond of these trifling toys ! 
Our souls can neither fly nor go 
To reach eternal joys. 

3 In vain we tune our formal songs; 

In vain we strive to rise ; 
Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
And our devotion dies. 



4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live 

At this poor, dying rate — 
Our love so faint, so cold to Thee, 
And Thine to us so great ? 

5 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, 

With all Thy quickening powers, 
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
And that shall kindle ours. 



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46 HYMNS. 

Joy. 

Hymn 71. S. M. 

1 1\/TY God, roy Life, my Love, 
IVi To Tliee, to Thee I call; 
I cannot live, if Thou remove, 

For Thou art all in all. 

2 Thy shining grace can cheer 

This dungeon where I dwell; 
'T is paradise when Thou art here ; 
If Thou depart, >t is hell. 

3 To Thee, and Thee alone, 

The angels owe their bliss ; 
They sit around Thy gracious throne, 
And dwell where Jesus is. 

4 Not all the harps above 

Can make a heavenly place, 



If God Hi 



is residence remove, 



Or but conceal His face. 

5 Nor earth, nor all the shy, 

Can one delight afford, 
No, not a drop of real joy, 
Without Thy presence, Lord. 

6 Thou art the sea of love, 

Where all my pleasures roll; 
The circle where my passions move, 

And centre of my soul. Watts. 

Hymn 72. L. M. 

1 A WAKE, my soul, in joj^ful lays, 

_Q_ And sing thy great Redeemer's praise; 
He justly claims a song from thee, 
His loving-kindness, how free ! 

2 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, 
Has gathered thick and thundered loud, 
He near my soul has always stood, 

His loving-kindness, O how good ! 

3 Often I feel my sinful heart 
Prone from my Jesus to depart; 
But though I have Him oft forgot, 
His loving-kindness changes not. 



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4 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, 
Soon all my mortal powers must fail; 
may my last expiring breath 

His loving-kindness sing in death. 

5 Then let me mount and soar away 
To the bright world of endless day; 
And sing, with rapture and surprise, 
His loving-kindness in the skies. 



Medley 



Hymn 73. C. M. 

1 OALVATION! oh! the joyful sound; 
O 'Tis pleasure to our ears; 

A sovereign balm for every wound, 
A cordial for our fears. 

2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, 

At hell's dark door we lay; 
But we arise, by grace divine, 
To see a heavenly day. 

3 Salvation ! — let the echo fly 

The spacious earth around; 

While all the armies of the sky 

Conspire to raise the sound. 



Watts. 



Hymn 74. L. M. 

1 /HOME, dearest Lord, descend and dwell 
\J By faith and love in every breast; 
Then shall we know, and taste, and feel 

The joys that cannot be expressed. 

2 Come, fill our hearts with inward streno-th, 

Make our enlarged souls possess, 
And learn the height, and breadth, and length 
Of Thine unmeasurable grace. 

3 Now to the God, whose power can do 

More than our thoughts or wishes know, 
Be everlasting honors done, 

By all the church, through Christ His Son. 



Watts. 



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Hymn 75. H. M. 

EJOICE ! the Lord is King ! 
Your God and King adore ; 
Mortals ! give thanks and sing, 

And triumph evermore : 
Lift up the heart — lift up the voice — 
Rejoice aloud, ye saints ! rejoice ! 

His kingdom cannot fail ; 

He rules o'er earth and heaven; 
The keys of death and hell 

Are to our Jesus given : 
Lift up the heart — lift up the voice — 
Rejoice aloud, ye saints ! rejoice ! 

He all His foes shall quell — 

Shall all our sins destroy, 
And every bosom swell 

With pure seraphic joy : 
Lift up the heart — lift up the voice — 
Rejoice aloud, ye saints ! rejoice ! 

R,ejoice in glorious hope; 

Jesus, the Judge, shall come, 
And take His servants up 

To their eternal home : 
We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice ; 
The trump of God shall sound — Rejoice! Rtppon. 



Love. 
Hymn 76. C. M. 

SOVEREIGN of all the worlds on high, 
Allow our humble claim ; 
Nor while poor worms would raise their heads, 
Disdain a Father's name. 

Our Father God ! how sweet the sound ! 

How tender and how dear ! 
Not all the melody of heaven, 

Could so delight the ear. 

Come, sacred Spirit, seal the name 

On my expanding heart ; 
And show, that in Jehovah's grace 

I share a hlial part. 



II Y M N S . 49 

4 Cheered by a signal so divine, 
Unwavering I believe; 
And Abba, Father, humbly cry, 

Nor can Thy sign deceive. Doddridge. 

Ili/mii 77. 8s & 7s. 

1 T OVE divine, all love excelling, 

JLi Joy of heaven, to earth come down ! 
Fix us in Thy humble dwelling, 
All Thy faithful mercies crown. 

2 Jesus ! Thou art all compassion, 

Pure, unbounded love Thou art; 
Visit us with Thy salvation, 
Enter every trembling heart. 

3 Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit 

Into every troubled breast! 
Let us all in Thee inherit, 

Let us find Thy promised rest ! 

4 Come, almighty to deliver, 

Let us all Thy life receive! 
Suddenly return, and never, 

Never more Thy temples leave ! 

5 Finish then Thy new creation, 

Pure and spotless let us be ; 
Let us see Thy great salvation 
Perfectly restored in Thee ! 

6 Changed from glory into glory, 

Till in heaven Ave take our place; 
Till we cast our crowns before Thee, 

Lost in wonder, love, and praise. C. Wesley. 



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Hymn 78. S. M. 

OT with our mortal eyes 
Have we beheld the Lord 



Yet we rejoice to hear His Dame, 
And love Him in His word. 

2 On earth, we want the sight 
Of our Redeemer's face; 
Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight 
To dwell upon Thy grace. 



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8 And when we taste thy love, 
Our joys divinely grow, 
Unspeakable, like those above, 

And heaven begins below. Watts. 

Hymn 79. C. M. 

1 TESUS ! I love Thy charming name, 
O 'T is music 'to mine ear; 

Fain would I sound it out so loud, 
That earth and heaven might hear. 

2 Yes ! Thou art precious to my soul, 

My transport and my trust ; 
Jewels, to Thee, are gaudy toys, 
And gold is sordid dust. 

3 All my capacious powers can wish, 

In Thee doth richly meet; 
Not to mine eyes is light so dear, 
Nor friendship half so sweet. 

4 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, 

And sheds its fragrance there; — 
The noblest balm of all its wounds, 
The cordial of its care. 

5 I'll speak the honors of Thy name, 

With my last laboring breath ; 
Then, speechless, clasp Thee in mine arms, 

The antidote of death. Doddridge. 

Hymn 80. 6s & 4s. 

1 TITY faith looks up to Thee, 
-A_L Thou Lamb of Calvary, 

Saviour divine : 
Now hear me while I pray; 
Take all my guilt away; 
let me from this day 

Be wholly Thine. 

2 May Thy rich grace impart 
Strength to my fainting heart, 

My zeal inspire; 
As Thou hast died for me, 
O may my love to Thee, 
Pure, warm, and changeless be — 

A living; fire. 



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3 While life's dark maze I tread, 
And griefs around me spread, 

Be Thou my guide; 
Bid darkness turn to day, 
Wipe sorrow's tears away, 
Nor let me ever stray 

From Thee aside. 

4 W T hen ends life's transient dream, 
When death's cold, sullen stream 

Shall o'er me roll ; 
Blest Saviour, then, in love, 
Fear and distress remove; 
bear me safe above — 

A ransomed soul. Ray Palmer. 



THE LAST THINGS. 

Death. 
Hymn 81. C. M. 

1 T OUT), if Thine eyes survey our faults, 
_Li And justice grows severe, 

Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, 
And burns beyond our fear. 

2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust; 

By one offence to Thee, 
Adam and all his sons have lost 
Their immortality. 

3 Life, like a vain amusement, flies, 

A fable or a song; 
By swift degrees our nature dies, 
Nor can our joys be long. 

4 'Tis but a few whose days amount 

To threescore years and ten ; 
And all beyond that short account 
Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 

5 Almighty God, reveal Thy love, 

And not Thy wrath alone; 
Oh, let our sweet experience prove 
The mercies of Thy throne. 



52 HYMNS. 

6 Our souls would learn the heavenly art 
To improve the hours we have, 
That we may act the wiser part, 

And live beyond the grave. Ps. xc. — Watts. 

Hymn 82. C. M. 

1 TTARK ! from the tombs a doleful sound ! 
XX My ears, attend the cry; 

" Ye living men, come view the ground 
Where } T ou must shortly lie. 

2 " Princes, this clay must be your bed, 

In spite of all your towers; 
The tall, the wise, the reverend head, 
Must lie as low as ours." 

8 'Great God, is this our certain doom ? 
And are we still secure ? 
Still walking downward to the tomb, 
And yet prepare no more? 

4 Grant us the power of quickening grace, 
To fit our souls to fly; 
Then, when we drop this dying flesh, 

We'll rise above the sky. Watts. 

Hymn 83. L. M. 

1 TTNVEIL thy bosom, faithful tomb; 

\j Take this new treasure to thy trust, 
And give these sacred relics room 
To slumber in the silent dust. 

2 Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear, 

Invade thy bounds; no mortal woes 
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
While angels watch the soft repose. 

3 So Jesus slept; God's dying Son 

Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed : 
Rest here, blest saint, till from His throne 
The morning break, and pierce the shade. 

4 Break from His throne, illustrious morn ! 

Attend, earth, His sovereign word; 
Restore thy trust; a glorious form 

Shall then arise to meet the Lord. Watts. 






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Hymn 84. L.M. 

1 A SLEEP in Jesus ! blessed sleep ! 

J\. From which none ever wakes to weep; 
A calm and undisturbed repose, 
Unbroken by the dread of foes. 

2 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest, 
Whose waking is supremely blest; 

No fear, no woes, shall dim that hour, 
Which manifests the Saviour's power. 

3 Asleep in Jesus ! 0, for me 
May such a blissful refuge be; 
Securely shall my ashes lie, 

And wait the summons from on high. 

4 Asleep in Jesus! far from thee 

Thy kindred and their graves may be; 
But thine is still a blessed sleep, 
From which none ever wakes to weep. 

5 Asleep in Jesus ! 0, how sweet 
To be for such a slumber meet; 
With holy confidence to sing, 

That death hath lost his venom 'd sting! 

Mrs. Mackay. 

Hymn 85. C. M. 

1 T7EAR what the voice from heaven proclaims 
JUL For all the pious dead ; 

Sweet is the savor of their names, 
And soft their sleeping-bed. 

2 They die in Jesus, and are blessed; 

How kind their slumbers are ! 
From sufferings and from sin released, 
And freed from every snare. 

3 Far from this world of toil and strife, 

They're present with the Lord; 
The labors of their mortal life 

End in a large reward. Watts. 



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Eesurrection. 

Hymn 86. 7s. 

1 " QPIRIT, leave thy Louse of clay; 

YJ Lingering dust, resign thy breath; 
Spirit, cast thy chains away; 

Dust, be thou dissolved in death !" 
Thus the mighty Saviour speaks, 

While the faithful Christian dies; 
Thus the bonds of life He breaks, 

And the ransomed captive flies. 

2 " Prisoner, long detained below, 

Prisoner, now with freedom blest, 
Welcome from a world of woe; 

Welcome to a land of rest !" 
Thus the choir of angels sing, 

As they bear the soul on high, 
While with hallelujahs ring 

All the regions of the sky. 

3 Grave ! the guardian of our dust, 

Grave ! the treasury of the skies, 
Every atom of thy trust 

Rests in hope again to rise ! 
Hark! the judgment-trumpet calls — 

"Soul, rebuild thy house of clay; 
Immortality thy walls, 

And eternity thy day." Montgomery. 



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Hymn 87. S. M. 

ND must this body die ? 
This mortal frame decay ? 
And must these active limbs of mine 
Lie mouldering in the clay ? 

Corruption, earth, and worms, 

Shall but refine this flesh, 
Till my triumphant spirit comes 

To put it on afresh. 

God, my Redeemer, lives, 

And often from the skies 
Looks down and watches all my dust, 

Till He shall bid it rise. , 



II Y M N S . 

4 Arrayed in glorious grace 

Shall these vile bodies shine, 
And every shape, and every face, 
Look heavenly and divine. 

5 These lively hopes we owe 

To Jesus' dying love ; 
We would adore His grace below, 
And sing His power above. 

6 Dear Lord, accept the praise 

Of these our humble songs, 
Till tunes of nobler sounds we raise 

With our immortal tongues. Watts. 

Hymn 88. C. M. 

1 ~nLEST be the everlasting God, 
13 The Father of our Lord ; 

Be His abounding mercy praised, 
His majesty adored. 

2 When from the dead He raised His Son, 

And called Him to the sky, 

He gave our souls a lively hope, 

That they should never die. 

3 What though our inbred sins require 

Our flesh to sec the dust; 
Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, 
So all His followers must. 

4 There's an inheritance divine, 

Reserved against that day; 
'Tis uncorrupted, un defiled, 
And cannot fade away. 

5 Saints by the power of God arc kept, 

Till that salvation come; 
We walk by faith as strangers here, 

Till Christ shall call us home. Watts. 

Hymn 89. L. M. 

1 TTTIIAT sinners value I resign; 

VV Lord, 'tis enough that Thou art mine; 
I shall behold Thy blissful face, 
And stand complete in righteousness. 



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II Y MIS, 

2 This life's a dream — an empty show; 
•»But the bright world, to which I go, 

Hath joys substantial and sincere ; 
When shall I wake, and find me there? 

3 Oh ! glorious hour ! — Oh ! blest abode ! 
I shall be near, and like my Gk>d; 
And flesh and sin no more control 

The sacred pleasures of the soul. 

4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, 
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound; 
Then burst the chains, with sweet surprise, 

And in my Saviour's image rise. Ps. xvii. — "Watts. 



Judgment. 
Hymn 90. L. M. 

1 TTE reigns — the Lord, the Saviour reigns; 
JLX Praise Him in evangelic strains ; 

Let the whole earth in songs rejoice; 
And distant islands join their voice. 

2 Deep are His counsels, and unknown ; 
But grace and truth support His throne : 
Though gloomy clouds His ways surround, 
Justice is their eternal ground. 

3 In robes of judgment, lo ! He comes; 
Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs; 
Before Him burns devouring fire ! 

The mountains melt, the seas retire ! 

4 His enemies, with sore dismay, 

Ply from the sight, and shun the day : 

Then lift your heads, ye saints on high, 

And sing, for your redemption's nigh. Watts. 



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Ihjmn 91. 8s, 7s &4s. 
O ! He comes, with clouds descending, 



ce for favored sinners slain : 
Thousand thousand saints attending, 
Swell the triumph of His train : 
Hallelujah ! 
Jesus Christ shall ever reign ! , 



II Y M N S . ai 

2 Sec the universe in motion, 

Sinking on her funeral pyre — 
Earth dissolving, and the ocean 
Vanishing in final fire : — 
Hark, the trumpet ! 
Loud proclaims that Day of Ire ! 
3. Graves have yawned in countless numbers, 
From the dust the dead arise; 
Millions, out of silent slumbers, 
Wake in overwhelmed surprise; 
Where creation, 
Wrecked and torn in ruin lies ! 

4 See the Judge our nature wearing, 

Pure, ineffable, divine : — 
See the great Archangel bearing 

High in heaven the mystic sign : 
Cross of Glory ! 
Christ be in that moment mine ! 

5 Every eye shall then behold Him 

Robed in awful majesty: — 
Those that set at naught, and sold Him — 

Pierced and nailed Him to a tree — 
Deeply wailing, 
Shall the true Messiah see ! 

6 Lo ! the last long separation ! 

As the cleaving crowds divide ; 
And one dread adjucation 

Sends each soul to either side ! 
Lord of merey ! 
How shall I that day abide ! 

7 0, may Thine own 13ride and Spirit 

Then avert a dreadful doom — 
And me summon to inherit 

An eternal blissful home : — 
Ah ! come quickly ! 
Let Thy second Advent come ! 

8 Yea, Amen ! Let all adore Thee 

On Thine amaranthine throne ! 
Saviour — take the power and glory, 

Claim the kingdom for Thine own ! 
Men and angels 
Kneel and bow to Thee alone ! Brydges. 



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Eternal Life. 

Hymn 92. lis. 

IT "WOULD not live alway ; I ask not to stay 
X Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way; 
The few lucid mornings that dawn on us here. 
Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. 

2 I would not live alway, thus fettered by sin ; 
Temptation without and corruption within : 

E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, 
And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 

3 I would not live alway; no — welcome the tomb, 
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom ; 
There, sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise, 

To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. 

4 Who,, who would live alway, away from his God; 
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, 

Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, 
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns : 

5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Saviour and brethren, transported to greet; 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. 

Muhlenberg. 
Hymn 93. C. M. 

1 JERUSALEM ! my glorious home, 
<J Name ever dear to me ; 

When shall my labors have an end, 
In joy, and peace, and thee ! 

2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls 

And pearly gates behold ? 
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong, 
And streets of shining gold ? 

3 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, 

Nor sin nor sorrow know : 
Blessed seats ! through rude and stormy scenes 
I onward press to you. 



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4 Why should I shrink at pain and woe? 

Or feel, at death, dismay ? 
I've Canaan's goodly land in view, 
And realms of endless day. 

5 Apostles, martyrs, prophets there, 

Around my Saviour stand ; 
And soon my friends in Christ below 
Will join the glorious band. 

6 Jerusalem ! my glorious home ! 

My soul still pants for thee; 
Then shall my labors have an end, 
When I thy joys shall sec. 

Hymn 94. C M. 

1 C\ IVB me the wings of faith, to rise 
vX Within the veil, and see 

The saints above — how great their joys, 
How bright their glories be ! 

2 Once they wore mourning here below, 

And wet their couch with tears; 
They wrestled hard, as we do now, 
With sins, and doubts, and fears. 

8 I ask them whence their victory came ; 
The}-, with united breath, 
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, 
Their triumph to His death. 

4 They marked the footsteps that He trod, 

His zeal inspired their breast; 
And following their incarnate God, 
Possess the promised rest. 

5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise 

For His own pattern given, 
While the long cloud of witnesses 

Shows the same path to heaven. Watts. 

Hymn 95. C. M. 

1 "TT7KEN I can read my title clear 
V V To mansions in the skies, 
I'll bid farewell to every fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes. 



GO H Y M N S . 

2 Should earth against my soul engage, 

And hellish darts be hurled, 
Then I can smile at Satan's rage, 
And face a frowning world. 

3 Let cares like a wild delude come, 

And storms of sorrow fall ; 
May I but safely reach my home, 
My God, my Heaven, my All. 

4 There shall I bathe my weary soul 

In seas of heavenly rest, 
And not a wave of trouble roll 

Across my peaceful breast. Watts. 



TIMES AND SEASONS. 

Morning and Evening". 

Hymn 98. L. M. 

1 A WAKE, my soul, and with the sun 
il Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
To pay thy morning sacrifice. 

2 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, 
And with the angels bear thy part, 
Who all night long unwearied sing 
High praises to the eternal King. 

3 All praise to Thee, who safe hast kept, 
And hast refreshed me while I slept; 
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, 
I may of endless life partake. 

4 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew; 
Scatter my sins as morning dew; 

Guard my first springs of thought and will, 
And with Thyself my spirit fill. 



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5 Direct, control, suggest, this clay, 
All I design, or do, or say ; 
That all my powers, with all their might, 
In Thy sole glory may unite. Kenn. 



Hymn 97. L. M. 

Y Cod, how endless is Thy love! 

Thy gifts are every evening new; 
And morning mercies from above 
Gently distil, like early dew. 

2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, 

Great Guardian of my sleeping hours! 
Thy sovereign word restores the light, 
And quickens all my drowsy powers. 

3 I yield my powers to Thy command j 

To Thee I consecrate my days; 
Perpetual blessings from Thy hand 

Demand perpetual songs of praise. Watts. 



Hymn 98. 7s. 

1 nOFTLY now the light of day 
O Fades upon my sight away; 
Free from care, from labor free, 
Lord, I would commune with Thee. 

2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye 
Nought escapes without, within, 
Pardon each infirmity, 

Open fault, and secret sin. 

3 Soon, for me, the light of day 
Shall forever pass away; 
Then, from sin and sorrow free, 
Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee. 

4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known 
All of man's infirmity; 

Then, from Thine eternal throne, 
Jesus, look with pitying eye. Doane. 
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62 HYMNS. 

Hymn 99. 8s & 7s. 

1 QAVIOUR, breathe an evening blessing, 
O Ere repose our eyelids seal; 

Sin and want we come confessing; 

Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal. 

2 Though destruction walk around us, 

Though the arrows past us fly, 
Angel-guards from Thee surround us — 
We are safe if Thou art nigh. 

3 Though the night be dark and dreary, 

Darkness cannot hide from Thee: 
Thou art He who, never weary, 
Watchest where Thy people be. 

4 Should swift death this night o'ertake us, 

And our couch become our tomb, 
May the morn in heaven awake us, 

Clad in bright and deathless bloom. Edmeston. 



The Seasons. 
Hymn 100. C. M. 

1 TTTTTH songs and honors sounding loud, 

VV Address the Lord on high; 
Over the heavens He spreads His cloud, 
And waters veil the sky. 

2 He sends His showers of blessings down 

To cheer the plains below; 
He makes the grass the mountains crown, 
And corn in valleys grow. 

3 His steady counsels change the face 

Of the declining year; 
He bids the sun cut short his race, 
And wintery days appear. 

4 His hoary frost, His fleecy snow, 

Descend and clothe the ground; 
The liquid streams forbear to flow, 
In icy fetters bound. 

5 He sends His word, and melts the snow, 

The fields no longer mourn ; 
He calls the warmer gales to blow, 
And bids the spring return. 



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6 The changing wind, the flying cloud, 
Obey His mighty word; 
With songs and honors sounding loud, 

Praise ye the sovereign Lord. Ps. cxlvii — Watts. 



K"ew Year. 
Hymn 101. L. M. 

1 r\ BEAT God, we sing that mighty hand 
vX By which supported still we stand ; 
The opening year Thy mercy shows; 

Let mercy crown it till it close. 

2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
Still we are guarded by our God; 
By His incessant bounty fed, 

By His unerring counsel led. 

3 With grateful hearts the past we own ; 
The future, all to us unknown, 

We to Thy guardian care commit, 
And peaceful leave before Thy feet. 

4 In scenes exalted or depressed, 

Be Thou our joy, and Thou our rest; 
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, 
Adored through all our changing days. 

5 When death shall interrupt these songs, 
And seal in silence mortal tongues, 
Our Helper, God, in whom we trust, 

In better worlds our souls shall boast. Doddridge. 



Spring. 
Hymn 102. C. M. 

1 "TTTHEN brighter suns and milder skies 

VV Proclaim the opening year, 

What various sounds of joy arise ! 

What prospects bright appear ! 

2 Earth and her thousand voices give 

Their thousand notes of praise; 
And all, that by His mercy live, 
To God their offering raise. 



64 HYMNS. 

3 The streams, all beautiful and bright, 

Reflect the morning sky; 
And there, with music in his night, 
The wild bird soars on high. 

4 Thus, like the morning, calm and clear, 

That saw the Saviour rise, 
The spring of heaven's eternal year 
Shall dawn on earth and skies. 

5 No winter there, no shades of night 
Obscure those mansions blest, 
Where, in the happy fields of light, 

The weary are at rest. Plymouth Coll. 



Harvest. 



IL/mn 103. L. M. 



1 /H REAT God, as seasons disappear, 
vX And changes mark the rolling year, 
As time with rapid pinions flies, 

May every season make us wise. 

2 Long has Thy favor crowned our days, 
And summer shed again its rays ; 

No deadly cloud our sky has veiled, 
No blasting winds our path assailed. 

3 Our harvest months have o'er us rolled, 
And filled our fields with waving gold; 
Our tables spread, our garners stored ! 
Where are our hearts to praise the Lord? 

4 The solemn harvest comes apace, 
The closing day of life and grace: 
Time of decision, awful hour! 
Around it let no tempests lower! 

5 Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine, 
Like stars in heaven to rise and shine; 
Then shall our happy souls above 
Reap the full harvest of Thy love ! 



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National Festivals. 
Hymn 104. Gs & 4s. 

GOD bless our native land ! 
Firm may she ever stand, 
Through storm and night; 
When the wild tempests rave, 
Ruler of winds and wave, 
Do Thou our country save 
By Thy great might. 

For her our prayers shall rise 
To God above the skies; 

On Him we wait; 
Thou who hast heard each sigh, 
Watching each weeping eye, 
Re Thou forever nigh : 

God save the State ! Plymouth Coll. 



DOXOLOGIES. 

L. M. 

TO God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honor, praise, and glory given, 
By all on earth, and all in heaven. 

C. M. 

LET God the Father, and the Son, 
And Spirit, be adored, 
Where there are works to make Him known, 
Or saints to love the Lord. 

S. M. 

TO the eternal Three, 
In will and essence one; 
To Father, Son, and Spirit be 
Co-equal honors done. 

H. M. 

TO God the Father's throne 
Your highest honors raise; 
Glory to God the Son ; 

To God the Spirit praise ; 
With all our powers, Eternal King, 
Thy name we sing, while faith adores. 



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II Y M ft S . 

G. P. M. 

TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
The God, whom Heaven's triumphant host, 
And saints on earth adore; 
Be glory as in ages past, 
And now it is, and so shall last, 
When time shall be no more. 

8s, 7s & 4s. 

GLORY be to God the Father, 
Glory to the eternal Son ; 
Sound aloud the Spirit's praises; 
Join the elders round the throne; 

Hallelujah ! 
Hail the glorious Three in One. 

8s & 7s. 

PTIAISE the Father, earth and heaven, 
Praise the Son, the Spirit praise, 
As it was, and is, be given, 
Glory through eternal days. 

7s & 6s. 

TO the Father, to the Son, 
And Spirit ever blest, 
Everlasting Three in One, 

All worship be addressed. 
Praise from all above, below, 

As throughout the ages past, 
Now is given, and shall be so, 
While endless ages last. 

7s. 

PRAISE the name of God most high, 
Praise Him, all below the sky, 
Praise Him, all ye heavenly host, 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; 
As through countless ages past, 
Evermore His praise shall last. 



TABLE OF FIRST LINES 



Hymn 

All hail ! the power of Jesus' name ... 34 

All ye nations, praise the Lord 3 

Am I a soldier of the Cross? 65 

And must this body die? S7 

Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep S4 

Awake, my soul, and with the sun ... 96 

Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 72 

B. 

Before Jehovah's awful throne J 

Behold the sure Foundation-stone ... 39 

Blest be the everlasting God 88 

Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed ... 55 

Bright King of glory, dreadful God . 12 

Broad is the road that leads to death. 64 



Come, dearest Lord, descend and 
dwell 74 

Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove.. 70 

D. 

Daughter of Zion, from the dust 43 

Dearest of all the names above 15 

Dear Saviour, we are Thine 41 

E. 

Ere the blue heavens were stretch'd 

abroad 11 

Eternal Spirit, we confess 35 



From every stormy wind that blows. 50 



Hymn 

Give me the wings of faith, to rise ... 94 

Glory, glory to our King 27 

"Go, preach my Gospel," saith the 

Lord 56 

God bless our native land 104 

God! my supporter and my hope ... 9 

Great God, as seasons disappear 103 

Great God, how infinite art Thou ... 4 
Great God, we sing that mighty 

hand 101 

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah ... 68 

H. 

Hail the day that sees Him rise 25 

Hail, Thou once despised Jesus 2S 

Hark ! from the tombs a doleful 

sound 82 

Hark the glad sound! the Saviour 

comes ! 16 

Hark ! the song of jubilee 45 

Hark ! what mean those holy voices ? 13 
He reigns — the Lord, the Saviour 

reigns 90 

Hear what the voice from heaven 

proclaims 85 

Holy and reverend is the name 7 

Hosanna to the Prince of light 26 

Hosanna to the royal Son 18 

How charming is the place 42 

I. 

I love Thy kingdom, Lord 40 

I sing th' almighty power of God ... 8 

I would not live alway 92 

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TABLE OF LI It ST LINES 



J. 

Hymn 

Jerusalem! my glorious home 93 

Jesus ! I love Thy charming name .. 79 

Jesus lives, and so shall I 61 

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun ... 44 

Jesus, Thou spring of joys divine ... 30 

Join all the glorious names 29 

Joy to the world, the Lord is come.. 14 

L. 

Let them neglect Thy glory, Lord... 38 

Like Noah's weary dove 66 

Lo ! He comes, with clouds descend- 

ing 91 

Lord, in the morning Thou shalt 

hear 46 

Lord, I am vile, conceived in sin ... 57 
Lord, Thou hast searched and seen 

ine through 6 

Lord, if Thine eyes survey our faults. 81 

Love, divine, all love excelling 77 

M. 

Many woes had Christ endured 19 

Morning breaks upon the tomb 23 

My dear Redeemer and my Lord .... 17 

My faith looks up to Thee SO 

My God, how endless is Thy love ... 97 

My God, my Life, my Love 71 

N. 

No more, my God, I boast no more. 60 

Not all the blood of beasts 59 

Not with our mortal eyes 78 

0. 

could I speak the matchless worth. 32 

for a closer walk with God 69 

for a thousand tongues to sing .... 33 

God, Thou art my God alone 67 

happy day that stays my choice .. 53 

holy, holy, holy Lord 37 



Hymn 

sacred Head, now wounded 20 

Spirit of the living God 36 

Our Lord is risen from the dead 24 

E. 

Bejoice! the Lord is King 75 

Rock of Ages, cleft for me 52 

S. 

Salvation ! oh ! the joyful sound ... 73 

Saviour, breathe an evening blessing. 99 

Saviour, when in dust'to Thee 58 

See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand .. 51 

Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name ... 2 

Softly now the light of day 98 

Sovereign of all the worlds on high . 76 

Spirit, leave thy house of clay 86 

T. 

The heavens declare Thy glory, 

Lord 49 

The Lord descended from above 5 

The Lord my Shepherd is 10 

The Saviour! what endless charms. 31 

The tempter to my soul hath said ... 63 

Thine earthly Sabbath, Lord, we love. 48 

This is the day the Lord hath made . 47 

'Twas on that dark, that doleful night. 54 

U. 

Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb .... 83 

W. 

What sinners value I resign 89 

When brighter suns and milder skies. 102 

When I can read my title clear 95 

When, overwhelmed with grief 62 

With songs and honors sounding 

loud ." 100 

Y. 

Yes, the Bcdeemer rose ,-.. 22 



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